Category Archives: Current Events

How the FBI Groomed Mentally Disabled Teen With a 51 IQ into an “ISIS Terrorist”

Posted on January 7, 2016 by mea

Although Pruitt is unable to use the bathroom without assistance, the FBI and the St. Clair, Alabama Sheriff’s Office are pretending that he was part of a plot to provide “material assistance to terrorism” on the basis of online conversations … Continue reading →

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The Justice Department just shut down a huge asset forfeiture program

Posted on December 26, 2015 by mea

But reformers point out that the change doesn’t impact law enforcement’s ability to seize goods from suspected criminals — it only changes their legal options for keeping what they take. The change “does not stop police and prosecutors from chasing … Continue reading →

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STATEMENT BY MANHATTAN DISTRICT ATTORNEY CYRUS R. VANCE, JR., ON “60 MINUTES” INTERVIEW WITH APPLE CEO TIM COOK

Posted on December 22, 2015 by mea

“iPhones are now the first consumer products in American history that are beyond the reach of lawful warrants. The result is crimes go unsolved and victims are left beyond the protection of law.‎” via STATEMENT BY MANHATTAN DISTRICT ATTORNEY CYRUS … Continue reading →

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Why the CIA is smearing Edward Snowden after the Paris attacks

Posted on December 1, 2015 by mea

Bodies were still lying in the streets of Paris when CIA operatives began exploiting the resulting fear and anger to advance long-standing political agendas. They and their congressional allies instantly attempted to heap blame for the atrocity not on Islamic … Continue reading →

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Mass Surveillance Isn’t the Answer to Fighting Terrorism

Posted on November 20, 2015 by mea

In other words, the problem in this case was not a lack of data, but a failure to act on information authorities already had. via Mass Surveillance Isn’t the Answer to Fighting Terrorism – The New York Times.

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