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As police stand guard, armed anti-Muslim protestors, who did not want to give their names, stand across the street from a mosque during a demonstration in Richardson, Texas, on Saturday, Dec. 12, 2015. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

Dear America: The Terrorists Are Already Here — But They Aren’t Who You Think Are

Archives for ديسمبر 2015

2 Dead, 4 Vehicles Fired At After Man Targets Random Motorists In Oklahoma

Custer County Sheriff Bruce Peoples said reports came in at about 11:50 p.m. Wednesday of a man firing at vehicles on Interstate 40 in Canadian County, which is adjacent to Oklahoma City.

Associated Press
بواسطة Associated Press
De Moines Police

ARAPAHO, Okla.— The latest on a shooting incident in western Oklahoma that left at least two motorists dead (all times local): 9:30 a.m. Authorities say a man targeting motorists randomly from his pickup truck shot at least four vehicles along a three-county stretch of Interstate 40, killing a man traveling with his wife near Hydro and a

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Saudi Airstrikes Pound Yemen As Ceasefire Falters

Saudi warplanes tend to kill a few dozen people in Yemen on any given day, and despite the newly minted ceasefire today was no different.

Jason Ditz
بواسطة Jason Ditz
Smoke rises after a Saudi-led airstrike hits an army base in Sanaa, Yemen, Saturday, Dec. 5, 2015. (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed)

Saudi warplanes tend to kill a few dozen people in Yemen on any given day, and despite the newly minted ceasefire today was no different, with Saudi warplanes pounding Houthi targets in several provinces across Yemen. The Saudis did not deny this. Rather, Saudi officials say they were “responding” to Houthi hostility and that if anything their

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Mistrial Declared In Freddie Gray Case

‘Officer Porter may have gotten a mistrial, but the verdict on the department for which he serves could not be more clear.’

Jon Queally
بواسطة Jon Queally
In this Dec. 2, 2015, file photo, Baltimore City police officer William Porter, right, one of six Baltimore police officers charged with the death of Freddie Gray, walks to the courthouse with one of his attorneys in Baltimore. Porter faces manslaughter, assault, misconduct in office and reckless endangerment charges. (Kevin Richardson/The Baltimore Sun via AP)

A judge in Baltimore on Wednesday declared a mistrial after jurors said they could not agree on the guilt or innocence of Baltimore Police Officer William G. Porter, charged on four separate counts related to the death of 25-year-old Freddie Gray. The jury deliberated the case for three days before coming to the conclusion they were hopelessly

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That’s Nuts!: Thailand’s Newest Power Plant Runs On Coconut Waste

Currently, almost two-thirds of Europe’s renewable energy comes from burning biomass, and the industry employs almost half a million workers.

MintPress News Desk
بواسطة MintPress News Desk
Thailand will coconut husks to generate 9.5 MilliWatts of energy in a process they believe will believe they can increase efficiency while reducing air pollution.

BANGKOK, Thailand --- Thailand will soon be turning its coconut waste into electrical power thanks to a specialized power plant that burns biomass. Unlike other biomass plants, which can be designed to burn everything from wood chips to city waste, the plant being built in Thailand’s Samut Sakhon Province will be tailored specifically for

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Beyond Government Spying, Corporate Surveillance Is A Fact Of Modern Life

“Sure, massive amounts of data are no longer being collected — by the NSA,” one journalist wrote after the Freedom Act became law. “That’s because now, telecommunications corporations have simply taken over where the government left off.”

MintPress News Desk
بواسطة MintPress News Desk
GoogleWeb

MINNEAPOLIS --- Last month, the National Security Agency was finally forced to end its bulk collection of data on Americans, a direct result of whistleblower Edward Snowden’s revelations. However, Americans continue to be under unprecedented levels of surveillance both online and in their daily lives. Many of these everyday invasions of privacy

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Military Contractors Congratulate Themselves For Driving War Propaganda In 2016 Election

Oh, how the smug irony — of military contractors whose interests lie in the same continuing military action that builds international resentment and fuels extremist actions against U.S. and allied troops and civilians — hurts.

Claire Bernish
بواسطة Claire Bernish
Flag-People-Drone

As if the United States required another reason to remain at war in perpetuity, defense contracting industry lobbyist group, Americans for Peace, Prosperity, and Security (APPS), recently praised itself for “driving the debate on foreign policy during the 2016 presidential election” — as though there were some debate concerning continued U.S.

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