Chris Hedges’ article on his recent meeting with Assange is a mix of interview and essay, Assange’s statements and Hedges’ thoughts and expansion thereon are well worth reading – and thinking about.
(Excerpts of the audio here).
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(NYR Blog) – As the investigation of the Boston Marathon bombings continues, one of the more clouded aspects is the tale of “Misha,” a mysterious US-based Islamist who has been accused by members of the Tsarnaev family of radicalizing Tamerlan Tsarnaev, the elder of the two alleged bombers. “It started in 2009. And it started [...] Versus We are beginning to see significant concern expressed in the non-MSM concerning the legal aspects of police behavior when alleged criminals are apprehended. While the events in Boston are the latest trigger, the concern applies to all law enforcement activity, at both federal and local levels and dating much further back and to [...] Supreme Court seems worried about letting prosecutors use silence against suspects in court (WaPo) – The Supreme Court seems worried about letting prosecutors use a suspect’s pre-Miranda silence against them in court. The justices heard an appeal Wednesday from Genovevo Salinas. During police questioning, and before he was arrested or read his Miranda rights, Salinas [...] Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it. George Santayana George Bush lost the 2000 election by half a million votes. When the state of Florida wanted to recount votes, Bush operatives disrupted the disreputable Florida elections commissions that held the key to a fair count. But there was [...] (The Atlantic) – You have a right to an attorney in a criminal case, even if you cannot afford one. The Supreme Court said so half a century ago. But today that precious right is systematically ignored or undermined. Still, a sex offender with encrypted files was suspicious enough to search. A criminal history and password-protected files create “reasonable suspicion” Ars Technica, By Joe Mullin, March 8 Citizens’ rights to be free from searches don’t hold everywhere. At border crossings, as in airports, people can be searched by authorities as a matter of routine [...] McClatchy, By William Douglas and Franco Ordonez WASHINGTON — No sooner did President Barack Obama and a group of senators separately outline proposals to revamp the nation’s immigration system than the phone lines on several African-American-oriented talk radio shows heated up with callers blasting the plans. “Amnesty,” complained Frankie from Maryland recently on the nationally [...] Really, really. The sight of Army helicopters and the sound of gunfire created a lot of concern Monday afternoon in one Houston neighborhood. SkyEye 13 HD was over the south side where at first look, it appeared there was a massive SWAT scene happening.We received a lot of phones calls, Tweets and Facebook posts from [...] You cannot fix stupidity with legislative action. That’s what Jazz Shaw over at Hot Air says, and boy is he right on that one — for which I hope he is properly grateful, since if one could fix stupidity through legislative action, Jazz would have to live with duct tape permanently affixed over his mouth. [...] Ted Cruz (R-TX) cares deeply about “innocent human life” — when that life is an embryo or fetus in a woman’s uterus: Ted Cruz has fought to protect innocent human life. He played a leading role in several important cases, including defense of the partial-birth abortion ban, parental consent laws, and prohibiting state funds [...] I’m so sorry that what’s-his-name is dead but my political ambitions are so very important to me. Carmen Ortiz is apparently having trouble bending the news cycle to her will as easily as she was able to control Aaron Swartz’s emotional and psychological well-being: Yesterday and today were supposed to be spectacular news days [...] Was the late net activist Aaron Swartz driven to commit suicide by an overzealous federal investigation? Charged with 13 felonies and facing 35 years in prison and $1 million in fines after being caught downloading over 4 million academic articles paywalled by JSTOR, some are now questioning whether the federal government is complicit in [...] I don’t forsee this passing in toto, but it’s a good place to start to shape a new policy, one that fits a nation catching up with the 21st century: President Barack Obama will propose an assault weapons ban and better background checks for gun buyers on Wednesday as part of a package of proposals [...] Military Times, By David Kolpeck FARGO, N.D. — A freshman lawmaker from North Dakota is one of numerous state legislators around the country suggesting regulations to limit the use of unmanned planes for law enforcement, an effort that’s gaining bipartisan support and fostering unlikely political alignments. The bill proposed by Republican State Rep. Rick Becker, [...] |
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