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United States Proposes Nuclear Solution For Nuclear Problem
The Bush administration is reportedly
planning military action against Iran, a
strike that may involve the use of tactical
nuclear weapons against suspected
Iranian nuclear facilities. The planning
represents the first attempt by the
administration to implement its policy of
nuclear pre-emption, which is outlined in
the revised “Doctrine for Joint Nuclear
Operations.” The doctrine asserts
presidential authority to deploy nuclear
weapons to prevent possible attacks by
nations or terrorist groups that may
possess weapons of mass destruction.
Administration officials are lobbying the
United Nations for sanctions against Iran
for its nuclear research programs, but
planning military action against Iran, a
strike that may involve the use of tactical
nuclear weapons against suspected
Iranian nuclear facilities. The planning
represents the first attempt by the
administration to implement its policy of
nuclear pre-emption, which is outlined in
the revised “Doctrine for Joint Nuclear
Operations.” The doctrine asserts
presidential authority to deploy nuclear
weapons to prevent possible attacks by
nations or terrorist groups that may
possess weapons of mass destruction.
Administration officials are lobbying the
United Nations for sanctions against Iran
for its nuclear research programs, but
the US refuses to rule out unilateral
military action. White House spokesmen
downplayed the reports of military
planning, saying, “The president’s priority
is to find a diplomatic solution to a
problem the entire world recognizes.”
But there is little international support
for a strike against Iran, even among US
allies, with the British foreign secretary
telling the BBC, “there’s no justification
for it.”
The Doctrine for Joint Nuclear
Operations, as revised by the Joint
Chiefs of Staff last year, authorizes the
president to use nuclear weapons against
enemy stockpiles of WMD. A piece in
the New Yorker by investigative
military action. White House spokesmen
downplayed the reports of military
planning, saying, “The president’s priority
is to find a diplomatic solution to a
problem the entire world recognizes.”
But there is little international support
for a strike against Iran, even among US
allies, with the British foreign secretary
telling the BBC, “there’s no justification
for it.”
The Doctrine for Joint Nuclear
Operations, as revised by the Joint
Chiefs of Staff last year, authorizes the
president to use nuclear weapons against
enemy stockpiles of WMD. A piece in
the New Yorker by investigative
reporter Seymour Hersh details
covert advance operations within
Iran, to pinpoint targets for bombing
raids. Hersh also writes that the
deployment of special “bunker-
buster” tactical nuclear weapons is
being considered by Pentagon war
planners, at the direction of the
White House.
Hersh notes that there is growing
alarm among military officials at the
possibility of a pre-emptive nuclear
strike. The revelations come in the
same week that six prominent
retired generals publicly called for the
resignation of Defense Secretary
Donald Rumsfeld. it's all true
covert advance operations within
Iran, to pinpoint targets for bombing
raids. Hersh also writes that the
deployment of special “bunker-
buster” tactical nuclear weapons is
being considered by Pentagon war
planners, at the direction of the
White House.
Hersh notes that there is growing
alarm among military officials at the
possibility of a pre-emptive nuclear
strike. The revelations come in the
same week that six prominent
retired generals publicly called for the
resignation of Defense Secretary
Donald Rumsfeld. it's all true
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Eye in the Sky to Spy on Motorcycle Rallies and Other Subversive Events
Kansas Patrol Cars
Take-But Won't
Keep-Driver's
Fingerprints
Take-But Won't
Keep-Driver's
Fingerprints
The House Subcommittee on Avation
recently held hearings to explore the use
of unmanned aerial drones within the
borders of the US by federal government
agencies, civilian police forces and private
corporations. The hearing focused on
re-tooling the controls and restrictions
on public airspace in America to
accommodate the use of surveillance
drone aircraft by local police and private
industry. As it stands today, there are
very few restrictions on the use of such
aircraft or on the types of surveillance
that can be carried out on Americans
from the sky.
recently held hearings to explore the use
of unmanned aerial drones within the
borders of the US by federal government
agencies, civilian police forces and private
corporations. The hearing focused on
re-tooling the controls and restrictions
on public airspace in America to
accommodate the use of surveillance
drone aircraft by local police and private
industry. As it stands today, there are
very few restrictions on the use of such
aircraft or on the types of surveillance
that can be carried out on Americans
from the sky.
The Customs and Border Patrol Service
currently uses unmanned spy drones to
carry out “surveillance missions on the
Nation’s southern border." Agencies
such as the Drug Enforcement Agency
and the FBI envision using the rapidly
advancing technology for “port security,
surveillance, drug interdiction,” and what
the committee obliquely refers to as
“other law enforcement and homeland
security initiatives.”
The committee also heard testimony
regarding the use of surveillance drones
in local law enforcement operations.
currently uses unmanned spy drones to
carry out “surveillance missions on the
Nation’s southern border." Agencies
such as the Drug Enforcement Agency
and the FBI envision using the rapidly
advancing technology for “port security,
surveillance, drug interdiction,” and what
the committee obliquely refers to as
“other law enforcement and homeland
security initiatives.”
The committee also heard testimony
regarding the use of surveillance drones
in local law enforcement operations.
A county police department in North
Carolina has purchased and deployed
remote controlled aerial surveillance
technology to assist in police work. The
Gaston County police recently used the
cyberbug to monitor a rally of
motorcycle riders at the county
fairgrounds. The police department also
envisions using the spy tool to “observe
large crowds at community events and
perform thermal roof top inspections
and surveillance of suspected drug
activity and identifying locally cultivated
marijuana.” it's all true
Carolina has purchased and deployed
remote controlled aerial surveillance
technology to assist in police work. The
Gaston County police recently used the
cyberbug to monitor a rally of
motorcycle riders at the county
fairgrounds. The police department also
envisions using the spy tool to “observe
large crowds at community events and
perform thermal roof top inspections
and surveillance of suspected drug
activity and identifying locally cultivated
marijuana.” it's all true
Police vehicles in Kansas are being
equipped with fingerprint
capturing technology as part of a
multi-million dollar statewide
upgrade of the Kansas Automatic
Fingerprint Identification System.
The computer equipment will
allow Kansas law enforcement
officials to take the fingerprints of
drivers and passengers of vehicles
pulled over at traffic stops.
The equipment that is being
tested in 60 police vehicles over
the next year will allow police to
take finger prints at any time in
the field and match the captured
prints against a database of over
10 million fingerprints of Kansas
arrestees and link to a larger FBI
fingerprint database. The pilot
program was paid for through a
$752,000 Homeland Security
grant.
The new technology stores palm
prints, mug shots and other
identifying marks such as tattoos
and scars. The director of the
Kansas Bureau of Investigation
cautioned that the system only
analyzes fingerprints and will not
keep an electronic copy of them.
Director Kyle Smith said that the
new technology “doesn’t change
the law on when we can take
fingerprints.” Officials said similar
tests are planned for New York,
Milwaukee and Hawaii.
it's all true
equipped with fingerprint
capturing technology as part of a
multi-million dollar statewide
upgrade of the Kansas Automatic
Fingerprint Identification System.
The computer equipment will
allow Kansas law enforcement
officials to take the fingerprints of
drivers and passengers of vehicles
pulled over at traffic stops.
The equipment that is being
tested in 60 police vehicles over
the next year will allow police to
take finger prints at any time in
the field and match the captured
prints against a database of over
10 million fingerprints of Kansas
arrestees and link to a larger FBI
fingerprint database. The pilot
program was paid for through a
$752,000 Homeland Security
grant.
The new technology stores palm
prints, mug shots and other
identifying marks such as tattoos
and scars. The director of the
Kansas Bureau of Investigation
cautioned that the system only
analyzes fingerprints and will not
keep an electronic copy of them.
Director Kyle Smith said that the
new technology “doesn’t change
the law on when we can take
fingerprints.” Officials said similar
tests are planned for New York,
Milwaukee and Hawaii.
it's all true
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In Mississippi, Sex Toys Lose Their Appeal
| Violent crime reports down, Drug arrests on the rise expressed in millions |
A Federal Appeals Court has ruled in
favor of a Mississippi state law that
makes the selling of sex toys a crime,
upholding the dismissal of a lawsuit
challenging the constitutionality of the
statute. Local and national business
interests and merchant groups have tried
to overturn the law since it was adopted
by the Mississippi state legislature in
2000. The state Supreme Court upheld
the law in 2004, in a case involving
advertising of sexual devices.
Soon after the 2004 ruling, two
employees of a Rankin County adult
store were arrested and the store’s
inventory of sexual devices was seized by
local law enforcement authorities. That
action led to the current case, in which
the owners of the store asserted that
the law was an unconstitutional
infringement on the rights of the
favor of a Mississippi state law that
makes the selling of sex toys a crime,
upholding the dismissal of a lawsuit
challenging the constitutionality of the
statute. Local and national business
interests and merchant groups have tried
to overturn the law since it was adopted
by the Mississippi state legislature in
2000. The state Supreme Court upheld
the law in 2004, in a case involving
advertising of sexual devices.
Soon after the 2004 ruling, two
employees of a Rankin County adult
store were arrested and the store’s
inventory of sexual devices was seized by
local law enforcement authorities. That
action led to the current case, in which
the owners of the store asserted that
the law was an unconstitutional
infringement on the rights of the
merchants and their customers. The
state Supreme Court ruled that the right
to privacy does not extend to the
commercial procurement of sex toys.
Adult stores across the state had to
suspend operations or even close down
as various challenges to the law made
their way through the courts.
Authorities sought to assure citizens that
private use of sex toys was not a target
of the law. The state Supreme Court
held that doctors and psychologists could
prescribe the use of sexual devices.
The federal court declined to address
the specifics of the constitutional issues
involved, basing its ruling on a narrow
1971 precedent. Several states have
similar laws banning the sale of sexual
devices, including Georgia, Alabama,
Louisiana, and Texas. it's all true
state Supreme Court ruled that the right
to privacy does not extend to the
commercial procurement of sex toys.
Adult stores across the state had to
suspend operations or even close down
as various challenges to the law made
their way through the courts.
Authorities sought to assure citizens that
private use of sex toys was not a target
of the law. The state Supreme Court
held that doctors and psychologists could
prescribe the use of sexual devices.
The federal court declined to address
the specifics of the constitutional issues
involved, basing its ruling on a narrow
1971 precedent. Several states have
similar laws banning the sale of sexual
devices, including Georgia, Alabama,
Louisiana, and Texas. it's all true
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source: Bureau of Justice Statistics
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GAO Whistle Blower Provides Dramatic Evidence
of Fraud in Missile Defense System Tests
of Fraud in Missile Defense System Tests
Fake News is
Good News
Good News
A former investigator with the
Government Accountability Office has
written to congressional authorities
alleging that aerospace contracting firms
have colluded with the federal
government to cover up the falsification
of test data regarding the centerpiece of
President Bush’s national defense
strategy known as the ‘national missile
defense system’. The weapon is meant
to protect the US by using laser beams
and antimissile technology to destroy
intercontinental ballistic nuclear weapons
before they hit their targets. The Bush
administration has pledged over $250
billion for the system which is being
deployed on the US border in Alaska this
year.
Subrata Ghoshroy, a former staff
member of the House International
Relations Committee and the House
Armed Services Committee, sent a 46-
page letter to Rep. Howard Berman (D-
CA) accusing the GAO of negligence and
delay in its review of charges brought by
him and other scientists. The scientists
had previously attempted to bring to
light their concerns that the private
contractors who are developing the
system intentionally skewed test results
and made false claims to the federal
government regarding the weapons
system’s capabilities and readiness.
Those claims were dismissed by the
GAO in the findings of an inquiry that
Government Accountability Office has
written to congressional authorities
alleging that aerospace contracting firms
have colluded with the federal
government to cover up the falsification
of test data regarding the centerpiece of
President Bush’s national defense
strategy known as the ‘national missile
defense system’. The weapon is meant
to protect the US by using laser beams
and antimissile technology to destroy
intercontinental ballistic nuclear weapons
before they hit their targets. The Bush
administration has pledged over $250
billion for the system which is being
deployed on the US border in Alaska this
year.
Subrata Ghoshroy, a former staff
member of the House International
Relations Committee and the House
Armed Services Committee, sent a 46-
page letter to Rep. Howard Berman (D-
CA) accusing the GAO of negligence and
delay in its review of charges brought by
him and other scientists. The scientists
had previously attempted to bring to
light their concerns that the private
contractors who are developing the
system intentionally skewed test results
and made false claims to the federal
government regarding the weapons
system’s capabilities and readiness.
Those claims were dismissed by the
GAO in the findings of an inquiry that
Ghoshroy said was “heavily biased in
favor of the defense contractors”, and
was created in “collaboration with
defense program officials.”
When he worked for the GAO,
Ghoshroy investigated the alleged
manipulation of test data regarding a
component of the antimissile system
called an infrared sensor made by Boeing.
The sensor enables interceptor missiles
to differentiate between decoys and
incoming nuclear missiles. The
investigators found that only 2 of the 14
tests of the system scrutinized the
component’s capabilities and found
evidence that in the two tests of the
sensor, test results were tampered with
and falsified by Boeing and TRW.
Dr. Nira Schwartz, another scientist who
worked on the missile system for TRW,
filed a civil action as a whistle blower
after the Justice Department declined to
take action when she reported wrong
doing by the companys. Rep. Berman
had previously tasked the GAO with
reviewing the Justice Department’s
decision to decline to investigate Dr.
Schwartz’s reports of fraud.
Berman said that the revelations were
“dramatic,” and called for investigations
of the matter by the Arms Services
Committee and the Government
Reform Committee. it's all true
favor of the defense contractors”, and
was created in “collaboration with
defense program officials.”
When he worked for the GAO,
Ghoshroy investigated the alleged
manipulation of test data regarding a
component of the antimissile system
called an infrared sensor made by Boeing.
The sensor enables interceptor missiles
to differentiate between decoys and
incoming nuclear missiles. The
investigators found that only 2 of the 14
tests of the system scrutinized the
component’s capabilities and found
evidence that in the two tests of the
sensor, test results were tampered with
and falsified by Boeing and TRW.
Dr. Nira Schwartz, another scientist who
worked on the missile system for TRW,
filed a civil action as a whistle blower
after the Justice Department declined to
take action when she reported wrong
doing by the companys. Rep. Berman
had previously tasked the GAO with
reviewing the Justice Department’s
decision to decline to investigate Dr.
Schwartz’s reports of fraud.
Berman said that the revelations were
“dramatic,” and called for investigations
of the matter by the Arms Services
Committee and the Government
Reform Committee. it's all true
Local television newscasts in the US
increasingly include pre-packaged
video news releases prepared by
public relations firms for large
corporate clients, according to a
study by a media watchdog group.
The video news releases (VNR’s) are
typically altered to integrate them
inconspicuously with original news
reports, and aired without any
mention of the corporate
sponsorship involved.
The study, by the Center for Media
and Democracy, tracked 36 VNR’s
produced by three broadcast PR
firms over a ten-month period. The
group found that 77 television
stations aired all or part of the
VNR's, and that in each instance the
station added graphics or voiceovers
to make the VNR appear to be
original reporting by station
personnel. In more than one third of
the cases, the station aired the public
relations video news release in its
entirety.
The content of local news broadcasts
has come under increased scrutiny
since it was revealed that various
government agencies had prepared
VNR’s, and that some media figures
had been paid, to promote policy
initiatives. it's all true
increasingly include pre-packaged
video news releases prepared by
public relations firms for large
corporate clients, according to a
study by a media watchdog group.
The video news releases (VNR’s) are
typically altered to integrate them
inconspicuously with original news
reports, and aired without any
mention of the corporate
sponsorship involved.
The study, by the Center for Media
and Democracy, tracked 36 VNR’s
produced by three broadcast PR
firms over a ten-month period. The
group found that 77 television
stations aired all or part of the
VNR's, and that in each instance the
station added graphics or voiceovers
to make the VNR appear to be
original reporting by station
personnel. In more than one third of
the cases, the station aired the public
relations video news release in its
entirety.
The content of local news broadcasts
has come under increased scrutiny
since it was revealed that various
government agencies had prepared
VNR’s, and that some media figures
had been paid, to promote policy
initiatives. it's all true
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"I know here in Washington-prevention means
force. It doesn't mean force, necessarily. In this
case, it means diplomacy. And by the way, I read
the articles in the newspapers this weekend. It
was just wild speculation, by the way. What you're
reading is wild speculation " 04.10.06 Washington DC
force. It doesn't mean force, necessarily. In this
case, it means diplomacy. And by the way, I read
the articles in the newspapers this weekend. It
was just wild speculation, by the way. What you're
reading is wild speculation " 04.10.06 Washington DC
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