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crowd control : searches and seizures
Mounties Do Right After Taser Review
Cops Cordon Blue State Green Zone
Safety Searches Complicate Commute
source: UN International Crime Victims' Survey
The Veterans Administration has
enrolled hundreds of former
soldiers to participate in testing of
a variety of experimental drugs,
some of which may have severe
neurological and psychological
side effects, without providing
adequate precautions, according
to an ABC News-Washington
Times investigation.
Among the pharmaceuticals
prescribed to veterans is Chantix,
an anti-smoking drug that has
been associated with episodes of
psychotic or suicidal behavior
among patients. The VA delayed
notifying participants in its studies
of the side effects for more than
three months after the maker of
the drug, Pfizer, and the federal
Food and Drug Administration
had issued warnings. Spokesmen
for the VA said that an emergency
warning was not warranted in the
case of Chantix.
The ABC report highlights the
case of 38-year-old James Elliott
of Maryland, a former US Army
sharpshooter who was diagnosed
with Post Traumatic Stress
Disorder after completing a 15-
month tour of duty in Iraq. He
agreed to participate in
experimental trials involving
Chantix in an effort to quit
smoking, receiving $30 a month.
After months of taking the drug,
Elliott began to suffer psychotic
episodes, culminating in a violent
confrontation with local police,
who used a Taser stun gun to
subdue him. Elliott told ABC
News and The Washington
Times that he felt he was used as
a “lab rat, guinea pig, disposable
hero” by the VA. it's all true
enrolled hundreds of former
soldiers to participate in testing of
a variety of experimental drugs,
some of which may have severe
neurological and psychological
side effects, without providing
adequate precautions, according
to an ABC News-Washington
Times investigation.
Among the pharmaceuticals
prescribed to veterans is Chantix,
an anti-smoking drug that has
been associated with episodes of
psychotic or suicidal behavior
among patients. The VA delayed
notifying participants in its studies
of the side effects for more than
three months after the maker of
the drug, Pfizer, and the federal
Food and Drug Administration
had issued warnings. Spokesmen
for the VA said that an emergency
warning was not warranted in the
case of Chantix.
The ABC report highlights the
case of 38-year-old James Elliott
of Maryland, a former US Army
sharpshooter who was diagnosed
with Post Traumatic Stress
Disorder after completing a 15-
month tour of duty in Iraq. He
agreed to participate in
experimental trials involving
Chantix in an effort to quit
smoking, receiving $30 a month.
After months of taking the drug,
Elliott began to suffer psychotic
episodes, culminating in a violent
confrontation with local police,
who used a Taser stun gun to
subdue him. Elliott told ABC
News and The Washington
Times that he felt he was used as
a “lab rat, guinea pig, disposable
hero” by the VA. it's all true
President Bush has issued an executive
order authorizing the creation of a
biometric database to be maintained by
federal law enforcement agencies and
establishing a legal and logistical
framework for sharing of the
information among federal departments
and entities. The document mandates
“mutually compatible methods and
procedures in the collection, storage,
use, analysis, and sharing of biometric
and associated biographic and contextual
information” of terrorist suspects. The
order, National Security Presidential
Directive 59 (NSPD 59), was published
on the White House website.
Civil liberties advocates, who have
decried Bush administration efforts to
extend surveillance powers and maintain
comprehensive databases of citizens’
private information, were particularly
order authorizing the creation of a
biometric database to be maintained by
federal law enforcement agencies and
establishing a legal and logistical
framework for sharing of the
information among federal departments
and entities. The document mandates
“mutually compatible methods and
procedures in the collection, storage,
use, analysis, and sharing of biometric
and associated biographic and contextual
information” of terrorist suspects. The
order, National Security Presidential
Directive 59 (NSPD 59), was published
on the White House website.
Civil liberties advocates, who have
decried Bush administration efforts to
extend surveillance powers and maintain
comprehensive databases of citizens’
private information, were particularly
critical of the inclusion of biographic
details in the new protocols. NSPD 59
directs the Attorney General and the
Director of National Intelligence to
establish and implement biometric data
sharing procedures for all federal
agencies. The directive also
contemplates making the information in
the database accessible to “foreign
partners,” authorizing the Secretaries of
State, Defense, and Homeland Security
to coordinate this aspect of the data
sharing program.
According to the text of NSPD 59, the
new database and protocols will enhance
the capability of the executive branch to
"collect, store, use, analyze, and share
biometrics to identify and screen KSTs
[known and suspected terrorists] and
other persons who may pose a threat to
national security." it's all true
details in the new protocols. NSPD 59
directs the Attorney General and the
Director of National Intelligence to
establish and implement biometric data
sharing procedures for all federal
agencies. The directive also
contemplates making the information in
the database accessible to “foreign
partners,” authorizing the Secretaries of
State, Defense, and Homeland Security
to coordinate this aspect of the data
sharing program.
According to the text of NSPD 59, the
new database and protocols will enhance
the capability of the executive branch to
"collect, store, use, analyze, and share
biometrics to identify and screen KSTs
[known and suspected terrorists] and
other persons who may pose a threat to
national security." it's all true
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police
have agreed to sharply restrict their
deployment of Taser stun guns in the
wake of a pair of reports about law
enforcement use of the controversial
weapons in Canada. The RCMP
Complaints Commission issued a report
last week calling for restrictions on the
number of officers allowed to carry
Tasers, and recommending new
guidelines for the situational deployment
of stun guns. A separate report released
jointly by the Canadian Broadcasting
Corporation and the Canadian Press
found that a third of all people shot with
have agreed to sharply restrict their
deployment of Taser stun guns in the
wake of a pair of reports about law
enforcement use of the controversial
weapons in Canada. The RCMP
Complaints Commission issued a report
last week calling for restrictions on the
number of officers allowed to carry
Tasers, and recommending new
guidelines for the situational deployment
of stun guns. A separate report released
jointly by the Canadian Broadcasting
Corporation and the Canadian Press
found that a third of all people shot with
a Taser by the RCMP received
injuries requiring medical attention.
Police use of Tasers has become the
subject of an intense public debate in
Canada, particularly since the death
last year of a Polish immigrant who
was shot multiple times with a stun
gun emitting 50,000 volts. Twenty
people have died after being Tasered
in Canada since the introduction of
the weapons in 2001. Both reports
call for mandatory medical attention
for all suspects that are Tasered by
Canadian police. it's all true
injuries requiring medical attention.
Police use of Tasers has become the
subject of an intense public debate in
Canada, particularly since the death
last year of a Polish immigrant who
was shot multiple times with a stun
gun emitting 50,000 volts. Twenty
people have died after being Tasered
in Canada since the introduction of
the weapons in 2001. Both reports
call for mandatory medical attention
for all suspects that are Tasered by
Canadian police. it's all true
Police in suburban Rolling Meadows, IL
have erected barricades at a local
apartment complex, blocking 12 of 13
entry points and requiring residents and
visitors to pass through a checkpoint
which is manned by officers for several
hours each day. Owners of the complex
say that the barricades, which have been
in place since early June, violate their
rights and the rights of their residents,
and have sued the police department
and the village in federal court.
have erected barricades at a local
apartment complex, blocking 12 of 13
entry points and requiring residents and
visitors to pass through a checkpoint
which is manned by officers for several
hours each day. Owners of the complex
say that the barricades, which have been
in place since early June, violate their
rights and the rights of their residents,
and have sued the police department
and the village in federal court.
Police spokesmen said they were
attempting to address sharply
increased crime in the area, and
called the segregated community a
"safe zone". Deputy Police Chief
Dave Scanlan told reporters the
owners refuse to recognize there is a
crime problem. Lawyers for the
owners say there is "no proper basis
whatsoever" for the action. it's all true
attempting to address sharply
increased crime in the area, and
called the segregated community a
"safe zone". Deputy Police Chief
Dave Scanlan told reporters the
owners refuse to recognize there is a
crime problem. Lawyers for the
owners say there is "no proper basis
whatsoever" for the action. it's all true
In a move that some, including
presidential candidate Barack Obama,
explain as a “compromise” and many
have castigated as a stunning act of
capitulation, the US House of
Representatives approved an update of
the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance
Act. The measure allows the president
to monitor the telephone conversations
and e-mails of any person, including
Americans and gives retroactive
immunity to the telephone companies
who helped the Bush administration
implement a vast system of surveillance
in the US with no judicial order or
congressional oversight.
Over 40 civil lawsuits have been filed
presidential candidate Barack Obama,
explain as a “compromise” and many
have castigated as a stunning act of
capitulation, the US House of
Representatives approved an update of
the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance
Act. The measure allows the president
to monitor the telephone conversations
and e-mails of any person, including
Americans and gives retroactive
immunity to the telephone companies
who helped the Bush administration
implement a vast system of surveillance
in the US with no judicial order or
congressional oversight.
Over 40 civil lawsuits have been filed
against some of the nation’s largest
telecommunications companies by
privacy rights organizations and
individuals alleging that the companies
cooperated with the Bush administration
instituting a massive surveillance program
that violated the privacy rights of
Americans.
The measure passed by the House allows
district courts to review the government’
s requests of the phone companies to
implement the spy program to
determine their legitimacy. The review
is understood by members of Congress
to be a simple “formality”, one GOP
member stating with confidence, “the
Lawsuits will be dismissed.”
telecommunications companies by
privacy rights organizations and
individuals alleging that the companies
cooperated with the Bush administration
instituting a massive surveillance program
that violated the privacy rights of
Americans.
The measure passed by the House allows
district courts to review the government’
s requests of the phone companies to
implement the spy program to
determine their legitimacy. The review
is understood by members of Congress
to be a simple “formality”, one GOP
member stating with confidence, “the
Lawsuits will be dismissed.”
The measure also increases the
amount of time that the government
can record phone and e-mail
communications without seeking the
approval of a judge. Wire-tapping
can be performed for seven days
before the government has to seek a
warrant from a court. The
agreement allows for information
that is recorded during that time to
be used as evidence in a trial.
Senator Chris Dodd (D-CT) said,
“The president should not be above
the rule of law, nor should the
telecommunications companies who
supported his quest to spy on
American citizens.” it's all true
amount of time that the government
can record phone and e-mail
communications without seeking the
approval of a judge. Wire-tapping
can be performed for seven days
before the government has to seek a
warrant from a court. The
agreement allows for information
that is recorded during that time to
be used as evidence in a trial.
Senator Chris Dodd (D-CT) said,
“The president should not be above
the rule of law, nor should the
telecommunications companies who
supported his quest to spy on
American citizens.” it's all true
Reports have surfaced that Iran has
pulled billions of dollars out of
European banks to protect these
assets from being frozen under new
threats of sanctions or should Iran be
attacked by Israel or America in the
near future.
An Iranian publication reported last
week that Iran withdrew $75 billion
from banks in Europe to be “wired
back to Iran based on (President)
Ahmadinejad’s order.” The Deputy
Foreign Minister in charge of
economic affairs said that the assets
had been converted into cash and
stocks, some of which had been
deposited in banks in Asia.
Recently, when President Bush was
visiting the UK, Prime Minister
Gordon Brown vowed to freeze
Iranian assets held in British banks.
Within days, the Daily Telegraph
reported that Iran had begun to
withdraw assets using an agent in
Dubai. The Iranian state bank denied
the reports, saying, “there is no
reason” for Iran to move its assets,
and Iran doesn't “have a problem
with European banks.” it's all true
pulled billions of dollars out of
European banks to protect these
assets from being frozen under new
threats of sanctions or should Iran be
attacked by Israel or America in the
near future.
An Iranian publication reported last
week that Iran withdrew $75 billion
from banks in Europe to be “wired
back to Iran based on (President)
Ahmadinejad’s order.” The Deputy
Foreign Minister in charge of
economic affairs said that the assets
had been converted into cash and
stocks, some of which had been
deposited in banks in Asia.
Recently, when President Bush was
visiting the UK, Prime Minister
Gordon Brown vowed to freeze
Iranian assets held in British banks.
Within days, the Daily Telegraph
reported that Iran had begun to
withdraw assets using an agent in
Dubai. The Iranian state bank denied
the reports, saying, “there is no
reason” for Iran to move its assets,
and Iran doesn't “have a problem
with European banks.” it's all true
Based upon a deal being negotiated with
the government oil ministry in Iraq,
several of the world’s largest petroleum
producing companies will gain exclusive
access to Iran’s vast oil fields for the
first time since oil production was
nationalized by the former Iraqi regime
more than 30 years ago.
When approved, the no-bid oil field
servicing contracts will give Exxon, Shell
and BP initial access to Iraq’s producing
oil fields. It was these same companies
who were members of a small cartel of
companies that established the Iraq
Petroleum Company that had exclusive
control of oil production in Iraq
between 1925 and 1961 and who lost oil
production contracts when Iraq’s oil
fields were placed under the control of a
the state run Iraqi National Oil
company. 36 companies were selected
to receive contracts. Several companies
from China, India and Russia were
excluded from the deals.
The no-bid contracts are novel in the oil-
producing world in that they are simple
pay-for-service contracts as opposed to
agreements held between the petroleum
companies and other nations, which
generally are licenses to drill for oil. The
contracts are intended to be a stopgap
the government oil ministry in Iraq,
several of the world’s largest petroleum
producing companies will gain exclusive
access to Iran’s vast oil fields for the
first time since oil production was
nationalized by the former Iraqi regime
more than 30 years ago.
When approved, the no-bid oil field
servicing contracts will give Exxon, Shell
and BP initial access to Iraq’s producing
oil fields. It was these same companies
who were members of a small cartel of
companies that established the Iraq
Petroleum Company that had exclusive
control of oil production in Iraq
between 1925 and 1961 and who lost oil
production contracts when Iraq’s oil
fields were placed under the control of a
the state run Iraqi National Oil
company. 36 companies were selected
to receive contracts. Several companies
from China, India and Russia were
excluded from the deals.
The no-bid contracts are novel in the oil-
producing world in that they are simple
pay-for-service contracts as opposed to
agreements held between the petroleum
companies and other nations, which
generally are licenses to drill for oil. The
contracts are intended to be a stopgap
measure to get Iraq’s oil fields producing
as the Iraqi Oil Law is being debated by
the Iraqi National Assembly. The oil
companies would be paid directly in oil
instead of cash.
The Iraqi government is negotiating the
agreements, ostensibly, outside of the
influence of the occupying US
government, but as previously reported
by redstateupdate.net, the Iraqi Oil Law
was drafted in cooperation with the
same oil companies now receiving no-bid
contracts, and the US required that the
Iraqi Oil Ministry include representatives
of western oil production firms in its
membership. Although the deals
currently being negotiated will last for
only one or two years, experts agree
that being the first companies to have
access to oil production in Iraq will
certainly give the companies an
advantage in consummating future deals
with the government.
Iraq also awarded 6 service contracts to
state owned oil companies from nations
including Turkey and Pakistan. The
ministry hopes to increase oil production
by half over the next few years as new
oil fields in the country are exploited. It
is estimated that Iraq’s oil reserves
exceed 300 billion barrels. it's all true
as the Iraqi Oil Law is being debated by
the Iraqi National Assembly. The oil
companies would be paid directly in oil
instead of cash.
The Iraqi government is negotiating the
agreements, ostensibly, outside of the
influence of the occupying US
government, but as previously reported
by redstateupdate.net, the Iraqi Oil Law
was drafted in cooperation with the
same oil companies now receiving no-bid
contracts, and the US required that the
Iraqi Oil Ministry include representatives
of western oil production firms in its
membership. Although the deals
currently being negotiated will last for
only one or two years, experts agree
that being the first companies to have
access to oil production in Iraq will
certainly give the companies an
advantage in consummating future deals
with the government.
Iraq also awarded 6 service contracts to
state owned oil companies from nations
including Turkey and Pakistan. The
ministry hopes to increase oil production
by half over the next few years as new
oil fields in the country are exploited. It
is estimated that Iraq’s oil reserves
exceed 300 billion barrels. it's all true
The Los Angeles Police
Department has coordinated a
program with the Los Angeles
Metrolink system to introduce a
course of random passenger
searches to “strengthen rail
security.” The Passenger Random
Baggage Search Program was
announced to Metrolink system
riders by way of a pamphlet that
was left on the seats of train cars.
The pamphlet said that Metrolink
had been advised by the federal
Transportation Security
Administration that searching
passengers’ belongings is an
“effective security tool”. The
police said that the searches were
not instituted in response to any
specific threat.
The search program is intended
Department has coordinated a
program with the Los Angeles
Metrolink system to introduce a
course of random passenger
searches to “strengthen rail
security.” The Passenger Random
Baggage Search Program was
announced to Metrolink system
riders by way of a pamphlet that
was left on the seats of train cars.
The pamphlet said that Metrolink
had been advised by the federal
Transportation Security
Administration that searching
passengers’ belongings is an
“effective security tool”. The
police said that the searches were
not instituted in response to any
specific threat.
The search program is intended
by the police and the rail system’s
operators to “discourage and deter
violent criminals from carrying weapons,
explosives, or other dangerous items
onto Metrolink Trains,” according to the
pamphlet.
Squads of sheriff’s deputies and canine
teams will conduct the random sweeps,
searching “any article of baggage that a
passenger is carrying”, including
briefcases, shopping bags and fanny
packs. The police advised transit riders
to expect deputies to “physically inspect
and manipulate the contents” of all items
that they are carrying. The searches
would be, as described in the pamphlet,
“swift and minimally intrusive”.
Metrolink police said that such programs
are already in place at several other city
commuter rail centers. it's all true
operators to “discourage and deter
violent criminals from carrying weapons,
explosives, or other dangerous items
onto Metrolink Trains,” according to the
pamphlet.
Squads of sheriff’s deputies and canine
teams will conduct the random sweeps,
searching “any article of baggage that a
passenger is carrying”, including
briefcases, shopping bags and fanny
packs. The police advised transit riders
to expect deputies to “physically inspect
and manipulate the contents” of all items
that they are carrying. The searches
would be, as described in the pamphlet,
“swift and minimally intrusive”.
Metrolink police said that such programs
are already in place at several other city
commuter rail centers. it's all true
verbatim number 30.6
"Of course if
you want to
slander America,
you can look at
it one way...
you want to
slander America,
you can look at
it one way...
...go down there to
Guantanamo, and take
a look how those
prisoners are being
treated- they’re
working it through our
court system, we are a
land of law...
Guantanamo, and take
a look how those
prisoners are being
treated- they’re
working it through our
court system, we are a
land of law...
...it’s not what I was doing
down there…we certainly
wish Abu Ghraib hadn't
happened, but that should
not reflect on America.
This was the actions of
some soldiers."
London 06.16.08
down there…we certainly
wish Abu Ghraib hadn't
happened, but that should
not reflect on America.
This was the actions of
some soldiers."
London 06.16.08
The US Army general who headed the
2004 investigation into the abuse of
prisoners at the Abu Ghraib detention
center in Iraq has publicly accused the
Bush administration of committing war
crimes and called for those responsible
to be held accountable. Retired two-star
Major General Anthony Taguba leveled
the charges in his preface to a report on
US abuse of prisoners prepared by
Cambridge, Massachusetts-based
Physicians for Human Rights, which
documents evidence that former
detainees were tortured. Taguba is the
most senior US official to make
allegations of war crimes against the
administration.
The 121-page report, Broken Laws,
Broken Lives, reviewed comprehensive
medical and psychological examinations
of 11 former detainees who were held
2004 investigation into the abuse of
prisoners at the Abu Ghraib detention
center in Iraq has publicly accused the
Bush administration of committing war
crimes and called for those responsible
to be held accountable. Retired two-star
Major General Anthony Taguba leveled
the charges in his preface to a report on
US abuse of prisoners prepared by
Cambridge, Massachusetts-based
Physicians for Human Rights, which
documents evidence that former
detainees were tortured. Taguba is the
most senior US official to make
allegations of war crimes against the
administration.
The 121-page report, Broken Laws,
Broken Lives, reviewed comprehensive
medical and psychological examinations
of 11 former detainees who were held
in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Guantanamo
Bay, Cuba. Although the 11 men were
all released without ever being charged,
Physicians for Human Rights found
evidence that each had been tortured.
Dr. Allen Keller, a medical evaluator for
the study, said in a statement, “We
found clear physical and psychological
evidence of torture and abuse, often
causing lasting suffering.”
“After years of disclosures by
government investigations, media
accounts and reports from human rights
organizations, there is no longer any
doubt as to whether the current
administration has committed war
crimes,” Taguba writes in the preface to
the report. “The only question that
remains to be answered is whether
those who ordered the use of torture
will be held to account.” Taguba
Bay, Cuba. Although the 11 men were
all released without ever being charged,
Physicians for Human Rights found
evidence that each had been tortured.
Dr. Allen Keller, a medical evaluator for
the study, said in a statement, “We
found clear physical and psychological
evidence of torture and abuse, often
causing lasting suffering.”
“After years of disclosures by
government investigations, media
accounts and reports from human rights
organizations, there is no longer any
doubt as to whether the current
administration has committed war
crimes,” Taguba writes in the preface to
the report. “The only question that
remains to be answered is whether
those who ordered the use of torture
will be held to account.” Taguba
concludes, “The commander in chief
and those under him authorized a
systematic regime of torture.”
Doctors found evidence that
detainees had been subjected to
illegal interrogation techniques
including beatings, electrical shocks,
sexual abuse, stress positions, sleep
deprivation, and exposure to
extreme temperatures. The report
notes that seven of the 11 men
considered suicide as a result of their
treatment and the conditions of their
incarceration. According to the
report, "The evaluations provide
evidence of violation criminal laws
prohibiting torture and of the
commission of war crimes by US
personnel." The report also criticizes
the participation of medical staff in
the abuse of detainees. it's all true
and those under him authorized a
systematic regime of torture.”
Doctors found evidence that
detainees had been subjected to
illegal interrogation techniques
including beatings, electrical shocks,
sexual abuse, stress positions, sleep
deprivation, and exposure to
extreme temperatures. The report
notes that seven of the 11 men
considered suicide as a result of their
treatment and the conditions of their
incarceration. According to the
report, "The evaluations provide
evidence of violation criminal laws
prohibiting torture and of the
commission of war crimes by US
personnel." The report also criticizes
the participation of medical staff in
the abuse of detainees. it's all true
West Rattles Saber,
Iran Rattles Markets
Iran Rattles Markets
Foreign Petro Firms Occupy Iraq’s Oil Fields
Companies Walk, Citizens Stalked Under New Surveillance Law
Tricky Feds
Checked Risky Meds
On Testy Vets
Checked Risky Meds
On Testy Vets
General Says Torture Policy Makes War President a War Criminal
Developing Database is Federal Facebook
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verbatim number 31.1
"It's in our country's interests
to find those who would do
harm to us and get them out
of harm's way."
Washington DC 04.28.05
to find those who would do
harm to us and get them out
of harm's way."
Washington DC 04.28.05
Percent
believe
in police
efficiency
by country
believe
in police
efficiency
by country
netherlands sweden finland austria united states
80
40
60