Politics - Part 61

Why Is President Obama Keeping a Journalist in Prison in Yemen?
While Shaye, 35, had long been known as a brave, independent-minded journalist in Yemen, his collision course with the US government appears to have been set in December 2009. On December 17, the Yemeni government announced that it had conducted a series ...[Read more]
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The Purpose of Occupy Wall Street Is to Occupy Wall Street | The Nation
Occupy has to continue as a bold, in-your-face movement ...[Read more]
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Who Rules America: The Class-Domination Theory of Power
University of California research looks into the power networks that connect powerful corporations, politicians and the people that run them together. Examining their life from their upbringing to their social contacts, the research discovers that same i ...[Read more]
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Wikileaks revealed US espionage of Indigenous Peoples in 2011
Wikileaks documents reveal that u.s. and canada have engaged in espionage, illegal wiretapping of indigenous peoples, and pressurized governments including ecuador, iceland, in order to stop adoption of the document of rights of indigenous peoples. ...[Read more]
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Drone-Ethics Briefing: What a Leading Robot Expert Told the CIA
Expert analyzes the ethics of using military robots for surveillance and strikes in a briefing given to CIA. ...[Read more]
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NATO used ECHELON to steal trade secrets for U.S. Corporations
European Parliament document states that NATO used ECHELON, the worldwide surveillance system of NATO, was used to steal trade secrets from competing corporations for benefit of U.S. corporations. (PDF download - download and view in a PDF viewer) ...[Read more]
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The shocking truth about the crackdown on Occupy
It turns out that the police across united states have been coordinated by Department of homeland Security in order to crack down on occupy wall street protesters in all states at the same time. ...[Read more]
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The Future of Protest In Panopticon Nation
Presence of cameras, sharing, internet and technology changes and shapes the future of protests, and puts the law enforcement claims to rightfulness to the test. Read more on slashdot how internet and technology is already shaping politics of protest. ...[Read more]
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Fox News Viewers Know Less Than People Who Don’t Watch Any News: Study
Fox News viewers are less informed than people who don't watch any news, according to a new poll from Fairleigh Dickinson University. Huffingtonpost has more details. ...[Read more]
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WikiLeaks cables and the Iraq War – Salon.com
Wikileaks caused Iraqi government to change mind about letting U.S. troops stay in iraq. After leaked cables showed that u.s. troops have executed iraqi civilians, including a 70 year old woman and an infant, making it close to impossible reaching an agre ...[Read more]
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