Archives for يونيو 2016

Hacker Leaks Secret DNC Master Files On Hillary Clinton & Foundation

Long before Clinton declared candidacy, the DNC researched her “vulnerabilities”—including speaking fees, private jets, and high-rolling Clinton Foundation donors.

بواسطة Nika Knight
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The anonymous hacker calling themselves Guccifer 2.0 released a second trove of internal documents from Democratic National Committee (DNC) servers on Tuesday, including a hefty 113-page file titled "Hillary Clinton Master Doc" that includes research the party performed on behalf of Clinton's candidacy—months before she declared an intention to

The Right To Online Anonymity Under Threat

Human rights should be considered proportionally in any governmental policy related to the Internet, in a way which will hopefully spur the private sector to follow.

Protesters with Guy Fawkes masks protest with a replica of a coffin bearing the words "privacy" against data retention. (Photo: Ronald Zak / DAPD)

The Internet has become an essential platform for the exercise of free speech, especially in oppressive environments where freedom of expression, freedom of association, and/or freedom of assembly are hindered. The main reason why the Internet is the preferred channel for dissidents is the possibility of maintaining one’s anonymity, which is vital

Israeli Intel Chief: We Don’t Want ISIS Defeated In Syria

Israeli officials have regularly expressed comfort with the idea of ISIS conquering the whole of Syria, saying they find it preferable to the Iran-allied government surviving the war.

بواسطة Jason Ditz
Israel’s military intelligence chief Major General Herzi Halevy speaks at the Herzliya Conference.

In a speech at the Herzliya Conference, Israel’s military intelligence chief, Major General Herzi Halevy, took Israel’s long-standing position that it “prefers ISIS” over the Syrian government to a whole ‘nother level, declaring openly that Israel does not want to see ISIS defeated in the war. Quoted in the Hebrew-language NRG site, linked to

Rage Against The Machine’s Tom Morello To Lead All-Star Attack On TPP Trade Deal

‘Corporate lobbyists want to sneak the TPP through Congress quietly; that means it’s time for us to get loud,’ declared Rage Against The Machine’s Tom Morello.

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DENVER --- A star-studded concert tour aims to bring renewed attention to the flaws of the Trans-Pacific Partnership, the controversial trade deal that’s facing an increasingly hostile climate in Washington. Launching July 23 in Denver, the Rock Against the TPP tour will be headlined by Tom Morello, the guitarist best known for co-founding Rage

Islamophobia Industry Spent $206M Building Hatred In US, But Here’s How To Create Love Instead

‘This election cycle you’re seeing Islamophobia become mainstream and quite a comfortable tool in the hands of certain campaigns,’ the author of a new report on anti-Muslim sentiment in the U.S. tells MintPress News.

Cyrus McGoldrick, takes a photo with his cell phone of an anti-Muslim poster in New York's Times Square subway station.

AUSTIN, Texas --- Islamophobia is more profitable than ever in America, but a new report from a leading Muslim civil rights organization offers a new strategy to take the national conversation back from the proprietors of hate. Thirty-three key organizations promoting anti-Muslim sentiment had access to a combined budget of $205,838,077 between

Bin-Laden Aide Was Going to Cooperate And Give Intel Until The CIA Tortured Him

Despite all we know about the inefficacy of waterboarding and the fact that it amounts to torture, some politicians still deny reality. Unsurprisingly, presidential candidate Donald Trump said he would bring back waterboarding and “a hell of a lot worse.”

بواسطة Justin Gardner
A composite showing some of the torture images from US military, among 198 photographs released in February. Photograph: Department of Defense

The 9-11 attacks provided an excuse for the Bush/Cheney cabal to implement many violations of international law, human rights and civil liberties. While the Orwellian ‘Patriot Act’ was rushed into law by an unhinged Congress–fueling the growth of a massive surveillance state–a new Authorization for Use of Military Force was granted to the executive