The Government Is Watching You
Posted on 28. Jul, 2011 by Editor in Police State
Most Americans seem detached from the U.S. government’s military actions in Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Yemen, Somalia, and elsewhere. U.S. forces not only engage in wanton killing and harsh treatment of prisoners, but also surveillance and other intelligence activities that might appall the American people if they were used at home. Well, guess what: “Technologies and [...]
Ashcroft, Tenet, Rumsfeld warned 9/11 Commission about ‘line’ it ’should not cross’
Posted on 17. Mar, 2010 by Editor in Iraq, Police State
Senior Bush administration officials sternly cautioned the 9/11 Commission against probing too deeply into the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, according to a document recently obtained by the ACLU. The notification came in a letter dated January 6, 2004, addressed by Attorney General John Ashcroft, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld and CIA Director George [...]
Details posted on alleged CIA-flights to Poland that enduced torture
Posted on 22. Feb, 2010 by Editor in General, Police State
By MONIKA SCISLOWSKA (AP) – Two human rights groups said Monday the government had provided official records for the first time confirming the landing in Poland of planes associated with the CIA’s secret detainee program. The data supports findings from a 2007 report by the Council of Europe on rendition flights, the Open Society Justice [...]
Marine who built Gitmo: US lost moral high ground
Posted on 25. Sep, 2009 by Editor in General, Middle East, Police State
CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. – The Marine commander who built the Guantanamo Bay prison said Thursday the U.S. lost the “moral high ground” with its brutal treatment of prisoners, and the facility should be closed as quickly as possible. It was the first time Maj. Gen. Michael Lehnert publicly acknowledged his doubts, although he said he [...]
