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How many members of Congress does the NSA control through blackmail

lundi 20 janvier 2014 à 13:00

How many members of Congress does the NSA control through blackmail?

Appoint a team that can investigate anything the NSA does

lundi 20 janvier 2014 à 13:00

An NSA whistleblower says that the only way to do sufficient oversight is to appoint a team that can investigate anything the NSA does.

10 NSA Myths Debunked.

Company responsible for toxic spill in West Virginia goes bankrupt

lundi 20 janvier 2014 à 13:00

"Freedom Industries", the company responsible for the toxic spill in West Virginia, has gone bankrupt.

In a small way, this is deserved punishment for the owners — but nowhere near enough. Chemical and fossil fuel octopuses operate by atomizing their facilities under lots of tentacle corporations, so that in the event of an accident, only one tentacle goes bankrupt and the victims can't get compensation.

Perhaps we need laws to make holding companies responsible for the debts of their tentacles.

Congress wants to bar Obama from transferring CIA drone attacks to Pentagon

lundi 20 janvier 2014 à 13:00

Congress added a rider to a large bill to bar Obama from transferring CIA drone attacks to the Pentagon.

The reason for that transfer is that the Pentagon has to obey laws of war which the CIA secretly ignores. It is bizarre for Congress to concern itself with such a thing. I wonder if some members of Congress were blackmailed.

Ellen Brown's campaign to set up a state-owned bank

dimanche 19 janvier 2014 à 13:00

Ellen Brown is running for treasurer of California as a campaign to set up a state-owned bank for the state to deposit in and borrow from.