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Right to Privacy Under Attack - in the Name of `National Security`

The government's infringement upon the right to privacy is growing---and is defended on the basis of being necessary for "national security."

(WASHINGTON DC) - In 1978, Congress passed the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, commonly known as FISA.

It provided that all domestic surveillance be subject to the search warrant requirements of the Fourth Amendment, except for spying on foreign agents operating in the U.S.

Supreme Court Endorses IHC decision, Dismissing `Blasphemy Case`

Rimsha was arrested after a neighbor accused her of burning papers from the Quran.

(ISLAMABAD) - The Apex Court dismissed the appeal filed against Islamabad High Court (IHC), decision who dismissed the FIR filed against 14-year-old Christian girl, Rimsha, who was accused of committing blasphemy.

The verdict was announced on an appeal application filed by Malik Ummad through his lawyer seeking to re-open the case of Rimsha.

I Was a Paid Internet Shill

Our regular readers know the grief we take in comments, here is some real insight.

(SAN FRANCISCO Above Top Secret) - I am writing here to come out of the closet as a paid shill.

For a little over six months, I was paid to spread disinformation and argue political points on the Internet.

America`s Part in 5 Broken Cameras

"If America would only learn the truth about what is happening here, they would stop their blind support of the Israeli government that denies people basic human rights." - 20-year old female activist

(CLERMONT, FL) - The Palestinian-Israeli-French production of “5 Broken Cameras” is a 2011 documentary film co-directed by Palestinian Emad Burnat and Israeli Guy Davidi.

"5 Broken Cameras" is also an Oscar contender for best documentary and an eyewitness account of non-violent resistance in Bil'in, a West Bank village that has been encroached upon by Israeli-only settlements

US has Serious Concerns Over Lankan CJ Impeachment

Sri Lankan Chief Justice Shirani Bandaranayake was found guilty on three of 14 charges.

(WASHINGTON DC) - The US on Thursday expressed serious concern over the impeachment proceedings against Sri Lanka's first woman Chief Justice

She says she will not be given a fair trial and also claimed verbal abuse by the government members of the parliamentary committee.

Michael Francke: Requiem for a Reckoning

Oregon's biggest unsolved crime.

(SALEM) - Michael Francke was the director of Oregon Corrections Department.

His valuable life was snatched away violently two days before he would have testified about Oregon officials closely tied to drug and prostitution rings...

Major League Baseball & The Hall Of Fame

What are the real motives behind sinking the careers of sports heroes?

(CLEVELAND) - When the time came for sports writers to answer the call, What a shock, Big Mac was not elected to the hall,

Allegedly the same will happen for Sammy and Barry, All because of the controversy they supposedly carry.

Daughters of India Violated and Abused

A woman's lot...

(LONDON) - In the ancient land of India, where female deities deeply revered, Kali and Lakshmi, Sarasvati and Parvati, are held high upon the alter of Hinduism.

Each day thousands of Hindu’s ritually bathe in the Holy waters of the Ganges, cleansed within and without by the Goddess Ganga, women and girls; in the forests, cities, villages and towns, on buses and trains, in the street, the office, at school and in the home are being violated, abused, raped and trafficked into prostitution and domestic slavery.

Zero Dark Thirty: Turning the Spotlight On US Use of Torture

I highly recommend Zero Dark Thirty. Americans should see another example of what is being done in their name.

(SAN FRANCISCO) - Everybody knows that Osama bin Laden was killed by a team of Navy SEALS on May 2, 2011.

The film Zero Dark Thirty involves the ten-year search for bin Laden, pitting Maya, played by Jessica Chastain, who believes bin Laden is likely hiding in plain sight, against the non-believers, which builds up to an action-packed climax where bin Laden is killed.

`Israel`s Palestinian Propagandist: Khaled Abu Toameh, Hasbara Agent`

By all appearances, Khaled Abu Toameh, has taken it upon himself to act as Israel’s advocate and propagandist in the international media.

(LONDON) - Observers of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict know there are organizations whose intent is to spread the worst possible news and information from the Arab and Muslim worlds.