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Government Spy Agency Chooses AT&T as its Primary Service Provider
Documents filed in support of a lawsuit
against AT&T reveal the technical details
of a secret program in which the
telecommunications giant allowed the
National Security Agency complete
access to its customers’ telephone and
internet traffic. A former AT&T
technician provided the confidential
documents to the Electronic Frontier
Foundation, a civil liberties group that
has sued the company in federal court in
San Francisco. The suit alleges that
AT&T illegally permitted the NSA to
monitor phone and computer
communications without obtaining
warrants.
The documents detail the installation of
against AT&T reveal the technical details
of a secret program in which the
telecommunications giant allowed the
National Security Agency complete
access to its customers’ telephone and
internet traffic. A former AT&T
technician provided the confidential
documents to the Electronic Frontier
Foundation, a civil liberties group that
has sued the company in federal court in
San Francisco. The suit alleges that
AT&T illegally permitted the NSA to
monitor phone and computer
communications without obtaining
warrants.
The documents detail the installation of
sophisticated data mining equipment in a
secret room within an AT&T switching
facility in San Francisco. According to
retired technician Mark Klein, who
submitted an affidavit in the case, NSA
personnel were involved in the
construction of the secret room, and
AT&T’s regular technical crews were not
allowed into the area. Klein heard from
coworkers that similar programs were
being implemented in other locations,
including Los Angeles, San Diego, and
Seattle.
Klein told reporters he came forward
because he felt that the nature of the
equipment being installed under the
secret program meant that the scope of
secret room within an AT&T switching
facility in San Francisco. According to
retired technician Mark Klein, who
submitted an affidavit in the case, NSA
personnel were involved in the
construction of the secret room, and
AT&T’s regular technical crews were not
allowed into the area. Klein heard from
coworkers that similar programs were
being implemented in other locations,
including Los Angeles, San Diego, and
Seattle.
Klein told reporters he came forward
because he felt that the nature of the
equipment being installed under the
secret program meant that the scope of
NSA wiretapping must be much
broader than government statements
have indicated. During recent
testimony before the Senate Judiciary
Committee, Attorney General
Alberto Gonzalez refused to rule out
warrantless wiretaps on domestic
communications between US citizens.
The manufacturer of the equipment
installed in the secret enclosure,
Narus, of Mountain View, California,
says that its filters can scan billions of
bits of internet traffic per second,
including e-mails and e-mail
attachments. The company would
not confirm any contracts with the
federal government. it's all true
broader than government statements
have indicated. During recent
testimony before the Senate Judiciary
Committee, Attorney General
Alberto Gonzalez refused to rule out
warrantless wiretaps on domestic
communications between US citizens.
The manufacturer of the equipment
installed in the secret enclosure,
Narus, of Mountain View, California,
says that its filters can scan billions of
bits of internet traffic per second,
including e-mails and e-mail
attachments. The company would
not confirm any contracts with the
federal government. it's all true
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Destruction of Babylon one of the Blunders of the World
US military officials involved in the
construction and operation of a coalition
base camp in the ancient city of Babylon
have offered to apologize to Iraqi
authorities for damaging artifacts and
contaminating one of the world’s most
important archaeological sites. The
widespread destruction to Babylon has
been documented in the report of a
detailed investigation conducted by the
British Museum. Colonel John Coleman,
the former Chief of Staff of the First
Marine Expeditionary Force, which
occupied the ancient city in 2003 and
2004, has said that if the chairman of the
Iraqi Board for Heritage and Antiquities
demands an apology, “if it makes him
feel good, we can certainly give him
one.”
The British Museum report found
“substantial damage” and “severe
contamination” to Babylon, one of the
most famous and influential cities of
construction and operation of a coalition
base camp in the ancient city of Babylon
have offered to apologize to Iraqi
authorities for damaging artifacts and
contaminating one of the world’s most
important archaeological sites. The
widespread destruction to Babylon has
been documented in the report of a
detailed investigation conducted by the
British Museum. Colonel John Coleman,
the former Chief of Staff of the First
Marine Expeditionary Force, which
occupied the ancient city in 2003 and
2004, has said that if the chairman of the
Iraqi Board for Heritage and Antiquities
demands an apology, “if it makes him
feel good, we can certainly give him
one.”
The British Museum report found
“substantial damage” and “severe
contamination” to Babylon, one of the
most famous and influential cities of
antiquity, the site of the Palace of
Nebuchadnezzar and the Hanging
Gardens, one of the seven wonders of
the ancient world. Upon their arrival in
2003, US troops excavated large areas of
the site to build parking lots, a fuel
depot, and a helicopter landing pad,
filling sandbags and metal mesh baskets
with sand and earth containing countless
artifacts and fragments, and driving tanks
and bulldozers across 2600 year-old
paving slabs. Later, tens of thousands of
cubic feet of earth were brought into
the area, further contaminating the
sensitive site.
Pentagon spokesmen defended the US
occupation of Babylon, saying that
archaeologists were consulted regularly,
and repeating the claim that it was
necessary to occupy the city in order to
protect the site from looting. But John
Curtis, Keeper of the Ancient Near
EastDepartment of the British Museum,
Nebuchadnezzar and the Hanging
Gardens, one of the seven wonders of
the ancient world. Upon their arrival in
2003, US troops excavated large areas of
the site to build parking lots, a fuel
depot, and a helicopter landing pad,
filling sandbags and metal mesh baskets
with sand and earth containing countless
artifacts and fragments, and driving tanks
and bulldozers across 2600 year-old
paving slabs. Later, tens of thousands of
cubic feet of earth were brought into
the area, further contaminating the
sensitive site.
Pentagon spokesmen defended the US
occupation of Babylon, saying that
archaeologists were consulted regularly,
and repeating the claim that it was
necessary to occupy the city in order to
protect the site from looting. But John
Curtis, Keeper of the Ancient Near
EastDepartment of the British Museum,
said the deployment of troops in the
region was “regrettable,” and called
for an international investigation to
determine the scope of the
destruction. Lord Redesdale, the
head of the Parliamentary
Archaeological Group and an
archaeologist himself, said “These are
world sites. Not only is what the
American forces are doing damaging
the archaeology of Iraq, it’s actually
damaging the cultural heritage of the
whole world.”
Iraqi officials have also demanded
that US troops leave the ancient city
of Kish, another sensitive site that
has been significantly contaminated
by occupation forces. The US military
has been accused of limiting access to
Kish, preventing an assessment of the
damage to the 5000 year-old city.
it's all true
region was “regrettable,” and called
for an international investigation to
determine the scope of the
destruction. Lord Redesdale, the
head of the Parliamentary
Archaeological Group and an
archaeologist himself, said “These are
world sites. Not only is what the
American forces are doing damaging
the archaeology of Iraq, it’s actually
damaging the cultural heritage of the
whole world.”
Iraqi officials have also demanded
that US troops leave the ancient city
of Kish, another sensitive site that
has been significantly contaminated
by occupation forces. The US military
has been accused of limiting access to
Kish, preventing an assessment of the
damage to the 5000 year-old city.
it's all true
Many American travelers are
aware of the no fly list maintained
by the Department of Homeland
Security, what many American
consumers may not know of is
the no buy list that maintained by
the Department of the Treasury.
The law is written to take into
account any and all banking,
financial, insurance and mercantile
transactions in the United States,
no matter how small. Penalties
for not screening transactions can
include up to 30 years in prison
and millions of dollars in criminal
and civil fines.
The Office of Foreign Assets
Control administers the no buy
list, also known as the bad guy list.
The agency is charged with
enforcing various trade and
economic sanctions that are in
effect due to US foreign and
national security policies.
The OFAC does warn merchants
to use care as they run the names
of their customers through the
government database so as to
minimize “false positives”.
Merchants are reminded to check
to see if the name is an exact
match before notifying the
agency, as is required by federal
law. Although the no buy list is
public and has been in existence
since prior to 2001, the
department developed what is
referred to the control list in
response to the terrorist attacks
which is not disseminated to the
public. it's all true
aware of the no fly list maintained
by the Department of Homeland
Security, what many American
consumers may not know of is
the no buy list that maintained by
the Department of the Treasury.
The law is written to take into
account any and all banking,
financial, insurance and mercantile
transactions in the United States,
no matter how small. Penalties
for not screening transactions can
include up to 30 years in prison
and millions of dollars in criminal
and civil fines.
The Office of Foreign Assets
Control administers the no buy
list, also known as the bad guy list.
The agency is charged with
enforcing various trade and
economic sanctions that are in
effect due to US foreign and
national security policies.
The OFAC does warn merchants
to use care as they run the names
of their customers through the
government database so as to
minimize “false positives”.
Merchants are reminded to check
to see if the name is an exact
match before notifying the
agency, as is required by federal
law. Although the no buy list is
public and has been in existence
since prior to 2001, the
department developed what is
referred to the control list in
response to the terrorist attacks
which is not disseminated to the
public. it's all true
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SF Wireless Network Comes with Strings Attached
A free wireless network for internet
users in San Francisco includes
technology that will enable network
operators track the physical location of
each user to within a few hundred feet.
The Wi-Fi service, which is being
provided by Google, Inc. and its partner
Earthlink, will also store the location
data for up to 180 days “for marketing
purposes.” Privacy advocates have
warned that the technology is open to
abuse by computer hackers, law
enforcement agencies, and private
litigators.
Google’s plan to provide the network
was chosen by San Francisco mayor
Gavin Newsom from 26 such proposals
after a lengthy review. The Mountain
View, California- based search engine will
users in San Francisco includes
technology that will enable network
operators track the physical location of
each user to within a few hundred feet.
The Wi-Fi service, which is being
provided by Google, Inc. and its partner
Earthlink, will also store the location
data for up to 180 days “for marketing
purposes.” Privacy advocates have
warned that the technology is open to
abuse by computer hackers, law
enforcement agencies, and private
litigators.
Google’s plan to provide the network
was chosen by San Francisco mayor
Gavin Newsom from 26 such proposals
after a lengthy review. The Mountain
View, California- based search engine will
offer free Wi-Fi services within the San
Francisco city limits, to be supported by
online advertising. Earthlink will offer a
high speed subscription service, in effect
creating the two-tiered internet
structure that civil libertarians have
warned of for some time.
Wi-Fi networks have been built in
several US cities, and there are proposals
on the table for many more. But the
openness of wireless connections leaves
them vulnerable to viruses, hackers and
identity thieves. Critics also charge that
smaller, more progressive internet
providers are being left out as major
corporations like Google and SBC
scramble to line up exclusive agreements
with municipalities.
it's all true
Francisco city limits, to be supported by
online advertising. Earthlink will offer a
high speed subscription service, in effect
creating the two-tiered internet
structure that civil libertarians have
warned of for some time.
Wi-Fi networks have been built in
several US cities, and there are proposals
on the table for many more. But the
openness of wireless connections leaves
them vulnerable to viruses, hackers and
identity thieves. Critics also charge that
smaller, more progressive internet
providers are being left out as major
corporations like Google and SBC
scramble to line up exclusive agreements
with municipalities.
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Company Funded Tests Produce Schizoid Results
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A report published in the American
Journal of Psychiatry found that when
pharmaceutical manufactures sponsor
tests of drugs used to treat patients for
the symptoms of schizophrenia, the
drugs that are manufactured by the
sponsoring company are revealed to be
the most effective drug over 90 percent
of the time. The authors of the study
wrote that “on the basis of these
contrasting findings in head-to-head
trials, it appears that whichever company
sponsors the trial produces the better
antipsychotic drug,"
The authors reviewed results of
comparative studies antipsychotic drugs
that were paid for by pharmaceutical
companies to “determine if a
relationship existed between the
sponsor of the trial and the drug favored
in the study’s overall outcome.“ The
study reviewed every known test
sponsored by drug manufacturers since
1966.
The study’s authors, who include DR.
John Davis, Gillman Professor at the
University of Illinois Chicago, Psychiatric
Research Center, concluded that various
design flaws in the tests led to misleading
and inaccurate results that tended to
benefit the sponsors of the studies and
often did not consider the real life needs
of psychiatric patients. The study found
Journal of Psychiatry found that when
pharmaceutical manufactures sponsor
tests of drugs used to treat patients for
the symptoms of schizophrenia, the
drugs that are manufactured by the
sponsoring company are revealed to be
the most effective drug over 90 percent
of the time. The authors of the study
wrote that “on the basis of these
contrasting findings in head-to-head
trials, it appears that whichever company
sponsors the trial produces the better
antipsychotic drug,"
The authors reviewed results of
comparative studies antipsychotic drugs
that were paid for by pharmaceutical
companies to “determine if a
relationship existed between the
sponsor of the trial and the drug favored
in the study’s overall outcome.“ The
study reviewed every known test
sponsored by drug manufacturers since
1966.
The study’s authors, who include DR.
John Davis, Gillman Professor at the
University of Illinois Chicago, Psychiatric
Research Center, concluded that various
design flaws in the tests led to misleading
and inaccurate results that tended to
benefit the sponsors of the studies and
often did not consider the real life needs
of psychiatric patients. The study found
that tests funded by pharmaceutical
companies often resulted in contrary
conclusions regarding the effect of and
dosage for common drugs used to treat
schizophrenia. Manufactures of the
drugs say that contradictory test results
don’t cancel each other out but help
doctors better understand the drugs.
The authors of the UIC found that
biases were built into company-
sponsored studies with respect to
dosage and statistical methods, among
other criteria, that resulted in biased
“reporting of results and wording of
findings.” The study concluded that the
test’s biases tended to “limit the validity
of head-to-head comparison studies”.
Psychiatrists rely on company-sponsored
tests in deciding which drugs to prescribe
to their patients. Doctors prescribe
over $10 million worth of antipsychotic
medications each year.
The Washington Post reported
recently that tests by the federal
government on a broad range of
psychiatric drugs performed over an
extended period attempted to provide
the perspective missing from
pharmaceutical industry tests. The
studies showed that the newer patented
drugs tested by pharmaceutical
companies were actually less effective
than cheaper generic drugs. it's all true
companies often resulted in contrary
conclusions regarding the effect of and
dosage for common drugs used to treat
schizophrenia. Manufactures of the
drugs say that contradictory test results
don’t cancel each other out but help
doctors better understand the drugs.
The authors of the UIC found that
biases were built into company-
sponsored studies with respect to
dosage and statistical methods, among
other criteria, that resulted in biased
“reporting of results and wording of
findings.” The study concluded that the
test’s biases tended to “limit the validity
of head-to-head comparison studies”.
Psychiatrists rely on company-sponsored
tests in deciding which drugs to prescribe
to their patients. Doctors prescribe
over $10 million worth of antipsychotic
medications each year.
The Washington Post reported
recently that tests by the federal
government on a broad range of
psychiatric drugs performed over an
extended period attempted to provide
the perspective missing from
pharmaceutical industry tests. The
studies showed that the newer patented
drugs tested by pharmaceutical
companies were actually less effective
than cheaper generic drugs. it's all true
The United States recently set a
record for the largest emission of
greenhouse gases in world history. In
the year 2004, the last year there are
statistics available for, the US
released the equivalent of 6,300
million tons of carbon dioxide into
the earth’s atmosphere. This
represents an increase of 1.7 percent
over the emissions carbon dioxide in
2003. The increase was the largest
percentage increase since 2000.
The US is required to report
emissions of greenhouse gases as a
party to the United Nations Climate
Change Convention. Over the past
15 years emissions of carbon dioxide
by the US have increased nearly 16
percent. 94 percent of carbon
dioxide emissions come from fossil
fuels. The US accounts for 25
percent of the total emissions of
carbon dioxide worldwide.
Greenhouse gases are a contributor
to rising surface temperatures on the
planet. 2005 was the warmest year
on record with carbon dioxide levels
reaching the highest levels in 650,000
years. it's all true
record for the largest emission of
greenhouse gases in world history. In
the year 2004, the last year there are
statistics available for, the US
released the equivalent of 6,300
million tons of carbon dioxide into
the earth’s atmosphere. This
represents an increase of 1.7 percent
over the emissions carbon dioxide in
2003. The increase was the largest
percentage increase since 2000.
The US is required to report
emissions of greenhouse gases as a
party to the United Nations Climate
Change Convention. Over the past
15 years emissions of carbon dioxide
by the US have increased nearly 16
percent. 94 percent of carbon
dioxide emissions come from fossil
fuels. The US accounts for 25
percent of the total emissions of
carbon dioxide worldwide.
Greenhouse gases are a contributor
to rising surface temperatures on the
planet. 2005 was the warmest year
on record with carbon dioxide levels
reaching the highest levels in 650,000
years. it's all true
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"I am mindful of the difference
between the executive branch
and the legislative branch...
between the executive branch
and the legislative branch...
...I assured all four of these
leaders that I know the
difference, and that difference
is they pass the laws and I
execute them."
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leaders that I know the
difference, and that difference
is they pass the laws and I
execute them."
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