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14
2008
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By MWC NEWS
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James Bamford: “The Shadow Factory: The Ultra-Secret NSA from 9/11 to the Eavesdropping on America” The Bush administration’s wiretapping program has come under new scrutiny this week. Two influential congressional committees have opened probes into allegations US intelligence spied on the phone calls of American military personnel, journalists and aid workers in Iraq. We speak to James Bamford about the NSA’s spying on Americans, the agency’s failings pre-9/11 and the ties between NSA and the nation’s telecommunications companies. Be first to comment this article | Quote this article on your site | Views: 375
Tags: James Bamford The Shadow Factory Ultra-Secret NSA 9/11 Eavesdropping
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Oct
13
2008
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By MWC NEWS
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On Fox News, Hannity hosted Andy Martin -- who has called judge a "crooked, slimy Jew," accused African-Americans in public office of corruption -- in Obama smear-fest Summary: On Fox News' Hannity's America, Sean Hannity hosted Andy Martin -- identified by Hannity as an "Internet journalist" -- who made what Hannity called "the explosive claim that [Sen. Barack] Obama's role as a community organizer was a political staging ground perpetuated by the unrepentant terrorist William Ayers." At no point during the segment did Hannity note Martin's history of smears against Obama or Martin's history of anti-Semitic and racially charged comments. Comments (1) | Quote this article on your site | Views: 1079
Tags: Media Matters anti-Semitic Fox News Sean Hannity Andy Martin
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Oct
13
2008
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By MWC NEWS
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Max Blumenthal on Sarah Palin’s Radical Right-Wing Pals and Her Ties to the Pro-Secessionist Alaskan Independence Party As the McCain campaign continues to focus on Senator Obama’s alleged ties to former Weather Underground member William Ayers, a new investigation in Salon.com sheds light on how Governor Palin’s ties to the radical right are far deeper than previously thought. Journalists Max Blumenthal and David Neiwert detail how Palin was elected Mayor of Wasilla over a decade ago with the help of activists from the Alaska Independence Party and the John Birch Society. Be first to comment this article | Quote this article on your site | Views: 1665
Tags: Max Blumenthal William Ayers Palin Radical Right-Wing Alaskan Independence Party
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Oct
09
2008
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By Greg Palast
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Greg Palast on Vote Rigging and Suppression Ahead of the 2008 Election BBC investigative journalist Greg Palast travels to New Mexico, Michigan and Colorado to investigate how both Democrats and Republicans are accusing each other of trying to steal the election. Palast also discusses his new comic book Steal Back Your Vote, co-written with Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. Be first to comment this article | Quote this article on your site | Views: 925
Tags: Greg Palast Vote Rigging Suppression 2008 Election Robert F. Kennedy
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Oct
07
2008
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By MWC NEWS
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Is Posse Comitatus Dead? US Troops on US Streets In a barely noticed development, a US Army unit is now training for domestic operations under the control of US Army North, the Army service component of Northern Command. An initial news report in the Army Times newspaper last month noted that in addition to emergency response the force “may be called upon to help with civil unrest and crowd control.” The military has since claimed the force will not be used for civil unrest, but questions remain. Be first to comment this article | Quote this article on your site | Views: 1405
Tags: Matthew Rothschild Col. Michael Boatner Northern Command US Troops US Streets
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