(Micheal Kelley) At first glance it looked like the 2013 version National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) did more to protect Americans against indefinite detention. We and several other news organizations reported as much yesterday. But on closer examination the new NDAA actually makes it EASIER to detain citizens indefinitely. Here’s the added clause in question: “Nothing in […]
Archive for November, 2012
New Version Of NDAA Makes It Easier To Detain Citizens Indefinitely
Ballarat begins clean-up after wild storm
Updated December 01, 2012 06:36:35 A big clean-up is underway in Ballarat in central Victoria, where a storm has brought down trees, damaged houses and caused flash flooding. The State Emergency Service says it dealt with about 180 calls for help, mostly in the suburbs of Sebastopol and Mount Clear, when the bad weather swept […]
Nauru ‘in meltdown’ as hunger striker evacuated
Updated December 01, 2012 01:18:32 Photo: Omid has been evacuated to an undisclosed hospital on the Australian mainland. (Supplied: Clint Deidenang) An Iranian asylum seeker who has been on a hunger strike for 50 days in detention on Nauru has been evacuated to an undisclosed hospital on the Australian mainland. Supporters say the man, known […]
LCD Jew-Monopoly Ordered To Pay You Back (You only have until 12/6/12)
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — For more than eight years, many of the world’s biggest technology manufacturers allegedly colluded to inflate prices for the liquid crystal display (LCD) screens used in televisions, computer monitors, and laptops. Last week, three of them agreed to a $571 million settlement, the latest in a string of deals with payouts […]
US at UN – An Act of Infamy
by Sami Jamil Jadallah One more time an American administration shamed America and shamed the American people (minus the Jewish leadership and community) and proved itself a client/vassal state of Israel, and that it is not sovereign state when it comes to the Middle East, occupied as Gaza, the […]
Abbas: Time to move forward – that is why we are here today
Palestine wins its ‘birth certificate’ by 138 – 9 with 41 abstaining by Stuart Littlewood The day before the United Nations vote on Palestine, UK foreign secretary William Hague was explaining his devious policy to Parliament. “We support a negotiated settlement leading to a safe and secure Israel […]
Press TV: Nuclear Christmas, a Tale of False Flag Terror
— By Gordon Duff and Press TV — ‘US, Israel seek excuse for war with Iran’ — There are strong confirmations that one or more nuclear weapons, known to have been stolen but kept from the public to “prevent panic,” may well be deployed in American cities by extremist […]
VIDEO: Quebequeses rechazan sanciones antiraníes de Occidente
Los quebequeses se solidarizaron con el pueblo iraní, y protestaron contra todo posible intento de participación de Canadá en un eventual conflicto con otro país. http://www.hispantv.comhttp://www.facebook.com/Hispantvhttp://hispantv.com/Frequencies.aspx Source Article from http://www.globalresearch.ca/video-quebequeses-rechazan-sanciones-antiranies-de-occidente/5313644?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=video-quebequeses-rechazan-sanciones-antiranies-de-occidente Views: 0
Netanyahu: Palestine Vote at UN ‘Meaningless’
Israeli Prime Minster Benjamin Netanyahu said the UN General Assembly vote implicitly recognizing Palestine as a state was “meaningless” and will do nothing to realize actual statehood. The United Nations General Assembly on Thursday voted overwhelmingly in favor of a resolution upgrading Palestine to a “non-member observer state,” from a “non-member observer entity.” The upgraded status could make it easier for […]
Are the Venezuelan People’s Gains `Solely Because of Oil’?
While most eyes in North America have been on the presidential election in the United States, for people in the South another election last month was actually of more interest. In the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, incumbent president Hugo Chávez was up against a strong challenge, from a – for once – united opposition. Gwynne […]
Prof. Michel Chossudovsky Presents “9/11 Revisited: Seeking the Truth”
Michel Chossudovsky, Director of the Centre for Research on Globalization, presents to the “9/11 Revisted: Seeking the Truth” conference in Kuala Lumpur on November 19, 2012. The following text is taken from September 11, 2001: The Crimes of War Committed “In the Name of 9/11″ by Prof. Michel Chossudovsky: The tragic events of September 11, […]
Israel’s Genocidal War on Palestine
Longstanding Israeli policy reflects slow-motion genocide. Non-Jews aren’t wanted. Israel considers them subhuman. Peace, nonviolence, diplomacy, human and civil rights, as well as fundamental rule of law principles are systematically spurned. That’s how rogue states operate. Pillar of Cloud raged from November 14 – 21. Memorandum of understand terms ended eight terror bombing days. Israel […]
Nobel Peace Prize brews hostility as winners renounce EU’s award
Archbishop Desmond Tutu of South Africa and two other Nobel Peace winners have written to the foundation to protest the decision to award the 2012 prize to the EU. The letter was also signed by Mairead Maguire of Northern Ireland, who won the prize for her efforts to find a peaceful resolution […]
Hacking network Anonymous declares cyber war on Syrian govt
Anonymous have said they will shut down the Syrian governments websites around the world in response to Syria’s internet blackout. For the second day all internet services, mobile phones and many fixed line phones are out of action. A tweet on Friday from the group read, “Government of Syria cuts country’s internet […]
#Anonymous hacks India IT minister’s webpage in wake of Facebook arrests
#Anonymous hacks India IT minister’s webpage in wake of Facebook arrests Published: 30 November, 2012, 21:08 Activists supporting the group Anonymous wear masks as they protest against the Indian Government’s increasingly restrictive regulation of the internet in New Delhi […]
Russia to acquire cutting-edge tracking system by late 2013 – report
A global surveillance intelligence system being finalized in Russia will track down anything that flies, sails or drives from thousands of kilometers away, a Defense Ministry source says. The system allegedly detects all known stealth technology. The Multi Intelligence Information System (MIIS) promises to be more effective than existing airborne, space and […]
Building tensions: Israel authorizes construction of 3,000 new settlements
Israeli authorities will allow the construction of 3,000 new settlements in Jerusalem and the West Bank. The decision follows Thursday’s UN General Assembly vote to upgrade Palestinians’ diplomatic status to ‘non-member observer state’. Celebrations within Palestine that the UN has implicitly recognized its right to statehood might be short-lived according to the […]
UK withholds Rwanda aid over Congo rebels
(CNN) — Britain is withholding a multimillion-dollar aid payment to Rwanda over allegations that it is backing rebels who have been fighting government forces in neighboring Democratic Republic of the Congo, a minister said Friday. The M23 rebel group seized the city of Goma in eastern DR Congo 10 days ago after days of heavy […]
UK withholds Rwanda aid over Congo rebels
(CNN) — Britain is withholding a multimillion-dollar aid payment to Rwanda over allegations that it is backing rebels who have been fighting government forces in neighboring Democratic Republic of the Congo, a minister said Friday. The M23 rebel group seized the city of Goma in eastern DR Congo 10 days ago after days of heavy […]
Why the world is ignoring Congo war
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