Archive for the ‘open+society’ Category

Luis Posada Carriles, Terrorist Enjoys A ‘Coming-Out’ in Miami

Thursday, May 8th, 2008

the man being honored by 500 fellow Cuban Americans at a sold-out gala was Luis Posada Carriles, the former CIA operative wanted in Venezuela on terrorism charges and under a deportation order for illegally entering the United States three years ago.Read the full story

Hawiians occupy Iolani Palace

Wednesday, May 7th, 2008

Around Seventy members and supporters from the "the Hawaiian Kingdom Government" occupied the grounds of Iolani Palace on Wednesday, saying the grounds are the property of the "Hawaiian Kingdom." They locked all the gates and barred government workers and the public from entering the area.Read the full story

Congress subpoenas Cheney’s chief of staff on torture

Wednesday, May 7th, 2008

House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers (D-MI) today issued a subpoena to David Addington, Chief of Staff to Vice President Dick Cheney, compelling him to testify before the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties on June 26 for any knowledge of harsh interrogation techniques employed at Guantanamo ...

Internet Archive’s NSL Challenge

Wednesday, May 7th, 2008

FBI Withdraws Unconstitutional NSL Served on Internet Archive On November 26, 2007, the FBI served a National Security Letter NSL on the Internet Archive, a digital library. The letter sought personal information about one of the Archive s users, including the individual s NAME, address, and any electronic ...

Adolf Hitler doll which comes with a change of clothes - and a spare head with a kind face

Friday, April 25th, 2008

An action-man style doll of Nazi leader Adolf Hitler has gone on sale in the Ukraine, with saleswomen comparing the doll to Barbie. Supermarkets in the capital Kiev are stocking the 40 centimetre high figure of the fuhrer, complete with jackboots, leather trench-coat and swastika armband. The £100 ...

Mayor rules out Cherbourg contraceptive implants

Monday, April 21st, 2008

The Cherbourg Aboriginal Council has met the town s health service providers to confirm no young girls are receiving contraceptive implants. Last week, reports emerged that girls as young as 12, some with disabilities, were being given contraceptive implants in the Indigenous community of Woorabinda west of Rockhampton.Read the ...

Randi Rhodes Suspended by Air America

Thursday, April 3rd, 2008

New York - Air America has suspended on-air host Randi Rhodes for making inappropriate statements about prominent figures, including Senator Hillary Clinton, at a recent public appearance on behalf of Air America in San Francisco which was sponsored by an Air America affiliate station.Read the full story

Media Matters - WSJ editorial falsely claimed

Monday, March 31st, 2008

A Wall Street Journal editorial falsely asserted that "the Senate Intelligence Committee found" former Ambassador Joseph C. Wilson IV "had lied in claiming his wife [former CIA agent Valerie Plame] had played no role in sending him to Niger."Read the full story

Inteligentaindigena Indigenismo : CIA enlists Google’s help for spy work - Times Online

Monday, March 31st, 2008

Google has been recruited by US intelligence agencies to help them better process and share information they gather about suspects.Read the full story

Church of Scientology\\\\\\’s \\\\\\’Operating Thetan\\\\\\’ documents leaked online - Wikinews,

Wednesday, March 26th, 2008

Wikinews has obtained \\\\\\\'Operating Thetan\\\\\\\' (OT) documents of the Church of Scientology which were leaked via Wikileaks. Although some portions of the manual have been leaked previously, this is believed to be the first time the full unedited version has been leaked.Read the full story