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verbatim number 15.6
“They ask, what's the job like to
be President. And the answer
to that job is you make a lot
of decisions…
be President. And the answer
to that job is you make a lot
of decisions…
...It's a decision making
experience."
Chicago IL 07.07.06
experience."
Chicago IL 07.07.06
A Dutch company has perfected a
software tool that it says will give
law enforcement the ability to
detect the presence of angry
citizens among the crowds in
public places and on mass
transportation. The software is
called the “aggression detection
system” and is currently being
used in the Netherlands.
The company, Sigard, claims that
its software can “detect verbal
aggression with a high degree of
accuracy.” The company is
marketing the system called
Sound Intelligence that monitors
sound information from public
surveillance cameras and
processes it to alert law
enforcement personnel to
“verbally aggressive individuals” in
outdoor public spaces and on
public transportation.
The software is designed to listen
for the decibel level and pitch of
the voices of citizens in public
places and filter out background
noise so that persons monitoring
public spaces with surveillance
cameras can focus on particular
conversations. Once the
software determines that a
verbally aggressive person is
present in a public space, the
closed circuit surveillance camera
that detected the sound
automatically focuses on the
source of the aggressive verbal
sound.
Many American cities have
extensive public surveillance
systems that could use the
software to monitor speech in
public spaces. it's all true
software tool that it says will give
law enforcement the ability to
detect the presence of angry
citizens among the crowds in
public places and on mass
transportation. The software is
called the “aggression detection
system” and is currently being
used in the Netherlands.
The company, Sigard, claims that
its software can “detect verbal
aggression with a high degree of
accuracy.” The company is
marketing the system called
Sound Intelligence that monitors
sound information from public
surveillance cameras and
processes it to alert law
enforcement personnel to
“verbally aggressive individuals” in
outdoor public spaces and on
public transportation.
The software is designed to listen
for the decibel level and pitch of
the voices of citizens in public
places and filter out background
noise so that persons monitoring
public spaces with surveillance
cameras can focus on particular
conversations. Once the
software determines that a
verbally aggressive person is
present in a public space, the
closed circuit surveillance camera
that detected the sound
automatically focuses on the
source of the aggressive verbal
sound.
Many American cities have
extensive public surveillance
systems that could use the
software to monitor speech in
public spaces. it's all true
One of the nation’s largest private
military contractors, Halliburton LLC,
agreed to pay the federal government
$8 million to end a Justice Department
inquiry into alleged over-billing by the
company. Halliburton is the company
Vice-president Dick Cheney headed
between 1995 and 2000.
The investigation involved one of the
company’s affiliated enterprises, Kellogg,
Brown and Root, that was found to have
double-billed the US military for services
during the construction of a military
compound in the Balkans in the late
1990s. The company was also accused
under the federal False Claims Act of
providing materials and services that
were not contracted for or ordered and
for inflating the costs of the services that
it provided to the US military.
military contractors, Halliburton LLC,
agreed to pay the federal government
$8 million to end a Justice Department
inquiry into alleged over-billing by the
company. Halliburton is the company
Vice-president Dick Cheney headed
between 1995 and 2000.
The investigation involved one of the
company’s affiliated enterprises, Kellogg,
Brown and Root, that was found to have
double-billed the US military for services
during the construction of a military
compound in the Balkans in the late
1990s. The company was also accused
under the federal False Claims Act of
providing materials and services that
were not contracted for or ordered and
for inflating the costs of the services that
it provided to the US military.
The Justice Department released a
statement after reaching the agreement
with Halliburton advising that the agency
“remains committed to vigorously
pursuing allegations of procurement
abuses affecting the military.” A
spokesperson from Halliburton said that
the company was “pleased” with the
settlement.
In 2000 Cheney resigned his position of
CEO of Halliburton and was awarded a
retirement compensation package worth
over $33 million, including stocks and
deferred compensation. Since the
occupation of Iraq, Halliburton and its
subsidiaries have received US military
contracts worth several billion dollars
and have been the target of multiple
investigations into fraud, bid rigging and
double billing. it's all true
statement after reaching the agreement
with Halliburton advising that the agency
“remains committed to vigorously
pursuing allegations of procurement
abuses affecting the military.” A
spokesperson from Halliburton said that
the company was “pleased” with the
settlement.
In 2000 Cheney resigned his position of
CEO of Halliburton and was awarded a
retirement compensation package worth
over $33 million, including stocks and
deferred compensation. Since the
occupation of Iraq, Halliburton and its
subsidiaries have received US military
contracts worth several billion dollars
and have been the target of multiple
investigations into fraud, bid rigging and
double billing. it's all true
Electronic voting machines that rely on
secret proprietary software for
verification of election results are
inherently flawed and “cannot be made
secure,” according to a report released
by the National Institute of Standards
and Technology. The document
concludes that because of their
vulnerability to manipulation and fraud,
the paperless machines, already in use in
several states, should not be certified.
The report was prepared by the NIST
for the US Election Assistance
Commission, which will issue new
standards for national elections early
next year.
The recommendations by the NIST, the
secret proprietary software for
verification of election results are
inherently flawed and “cannot be made
secure,” according to a report released
by the National Institute of Standards
and Technology. The document
concludes that because of their
vulnerability to manipulation and fraud,
the paperless machines, already in use in
several states, should not be certified.
The report was prepared by the NIST
for the US Election Assistance
Commission, which will issue new
standards for national elections early
next year.
The recommendations by the NIST, the
top federal research agency, support the
conclusions of many independent
software analysts, who for years have
warned that electronic voting machines
lacked sufficient security safeguards. The
report is a setback for state and local
election officials who have spent billions
of dollars in federal grant money on the
suspect technology. Precincts in at least
15 states use voting machines that
cannot be independently verified.
NIST researchers found it impossible to
devise “testable requirements” to assess
the security of the software used in the
paperless voting machines, most of
which are manufactured and sold by just
four companies. The researchers
conclusions of many independent
software analysts, who for years have
warned that electronic voting machines
lacked sufficient security safeguards. The
report is a setback for state and local
election officials who have spent billions
of dollars in federal grant money on the
suspect technology. Precincts in at least
15 states use voting machines that
cannot be independently verified.
NIST researchers found it impossible to
devise “testable requirements” to assess
the security of the software used in the
paperless voting machines, most of
which are manufactured and sold by just
four companies. The researchers
acknowledge that a single computer
programmer could manipulate
election results on a statewide scale,
and that such tampering would be
virtually undetectable.
Increased awareness of these
problems among the electorate has
led to “continued questions about
voting system security and diminished
public confidence in elections,”
according to the report. The findings
are to be reviewed this week by the
Technical Guidelines Development
Committee, which is working to
establish new national standards for
implementation after the 2008
presidential elections. it's all true
programmer could manipulate
election results on a statewide scale,
and that such tampering would be
virtually undetectable.
Increased awareness of these
problems among the electorate has
led to “continued questions about
voting system security and diminished
public confidence in elections,”
according to the report. The findings
are to be reviewed this week by the
Technical Guidelines Development
Committee, which is working to
establish new national standards for
implementation after the 2008
presidential elections. it's all true
The United States is ranked 17th
among world nations in the recently
published Economist Intelligence Unit
Index of Democracy for 2007. The
authors studied political conditions in
167 countries and grouped them into
four categories including full
democracies, flawed democracies,
hybrid regimes, and authoritarian
regimes. The index, which rated
Sweden the world’s most successful
democracy and North Korea the
most authoritarian regime, was
published in The Economist
magazine.
The investigation considered 60
sociopolitical indicators in five areas:
electoral process, civil liberties,
functioning of government, political
culture, and political participation.
The report cited erosion of civil
liberties in assessing the US. The
index ranked Sweden just ahead of
Iceland, with the Netherlands,
Norway, and Denmark also in the
top five. 28 nations were named full
democracies including the US, Japan
at 20th, and the UK, at 23rd. Russia,
which ranked 102nd, and China, at
138th, are listed among the “hybrid
regimes.” it's all true
among world nations in the recently
published Economist Intelligence Unit
Index of Democracy for 2007. The
authors studied political conditions in
167 countries and grouped them into
four categories including full
democracies, flawed democracies,
hybrid regimes, and authoritarian
regimes. The index, which rated
Sweden the world’s most successful
democracy and North Korea the
most authoritarian regime, was
published in The Economist
magazine.
The investigation considered 60
sociopolitical indicators in five areas:
electoral process, civil liberties,
functioning of government, political
culture, and political participation.
The report cited erosion of civil
liberties in assessing the US. The
index ranked Sweden just ahead of
Iceland, with the Netherlands,
Norway, and Denmark also in the
top five. 28 nations were named full
democracies including the US, Japan
at 20th, and the UK, at 23rd. Russia,
which ranked 102nd, and China, at
138th, are listed among the “hybrid
regimes.” it's all true
The United States Supreme Court has
begun consideration of the issues
involved in Massachusetts vs. the
Environmental Protection Agency, a
landmark case that will have significant
implications for state and federal
regulatory policy. The Court heard oral
argument in the case last week, with
serious differences among the justices
apparent from their comments. The
central question is whether states may
act to force the federal government to
regulate pollutants that contribute to
global warming.
The EPA does not currently recognize
the so-called “greenhouse gases” as
atmospheric pollutants under the Bush
administration interpretation of the
Clean Air Act, a reversal of the policy of
previous administrations. US Deputy
Solicitor General Gregory G. Garre, who
appeared for the EPA, adhered to the
government position that there is
insufficient agreement among scientists
about global warming and its possible
causes, and that the substances referred
to in the lawsuit are not pollutants under
the Act. Massachusetts Assistant
Attorney General James R. Milkey
argued that the agency’s refusal to act
clearly harms states’ interests, especially
in the future because of the cumulative
effects of environmental damage.
begun consideration of the issues
involved in Massachusetts vs. the
Environmental Protection Agency, a
landmark case that will have significant
implications for state and federal
regulatory policy. The Court heard oral
argument in the case last week, with
serious differences among the justices
apparent from their comments. The
central question is whether states may
act to force the federal government to
regulate pollutants that contribute to
global warming.
The EPA does not currently recognize
the so-called “greenhouse gases” as
atmospheric pollutants under the Bush
administration interpretation of the
Clean Air Act, a reversal of the policy of
previous administrations. US Deputy
Solicitor General Gregory G. Garre, who
appeared for the EPA, adhered to the
government position that there is
insufficient agreement among scientists
about global warming and its possible
causes, and that the substances referred
to in the lawsuit are not pollutants under
the Act. Massachusetts Assistant
Attorney General James R. Milkey
argued that the agency’s refusal to act
clearly harms states’ interests, especially
in the future because of the cumulative
effects of environmental damage.
The Court appeared to be divided along
familiar lines, with newly appointed Chief
Justice John Roberts and Justice Samuel
Alito joining Justices Antonin Scalia and,
presumably, Clarence Thomas in
questioning the states’ standing to bring
the action. Justices John Paul Stevens,
David Souter, Stephen Breyer, and Ruth
Bader Ginsburg, seemed to be skeptical
of the government’s positions on a
variety of issues. Court observers agreed
the case is likely to result in a
contentious 5-4 decision, with Justice
Anthony Kennedy providing the swing
vote.
Scalia provoked laughter during the
proceedings when he misidentified the
troposphere as the “stratosphere.”
After being corrected by the plaintiff’s
representative, the Justice remarked,
“Troposphere, whatever. I told you
before I’m not a scientist. That’s why I
don’t want to have to deal with global
warming, to tell you the truth.”
States that have joined the case against
the EPA include New York, New Jersey,
Illinois, Connecticut, Oregon, Vermont,
Maine, Rhode Island, New Mexico, and
Washington. Several environmental
groups have also joined the lawsuit. The
Court is not expected to issue a ruling
until some time next year. it's all true
familiar lines, with newly appointed Chief
Justice John Roberts and Justice Samuel
Alito joining Justices Antonin Scalia and,
presumably, Clarence Thomas in
questioning the states’ standing to bring
the action. Justices John Paul Stevens,
David Souter, Stephen Breyer, and Ruth
Bader Ginsburg, seemed to be skeptical
of the government’s positions on a
variety of issues. Court observers agreed
the case is likely to result in a
contentious 5-4 decision, with Justice
Anthony Kennedy providing the swing
vote.
Scalia provoked laughter during the
proceedings when he misidentified the
troposphere as the “stratosphere.”
After being corrected by the plaintiff’s
representative, the Justice remarked,
“Troposphere, whatever. I told you
before I’m not a scientist. That’s why I
don’t want to have to deal with global
warming, to tell you the truth.”
States that have joined the case against
the EPA include New York, New Jersey,
Illinois, Connecticut, Oregon, Vermont,
Maine, Rhode Island, New Mexico, and
Washington. Several environmental
groups have also joined the lawsuit. The
Court is not expected to issue a ruling
until some time next year. it's all true
A new draft report by investigators for
the European Parliament states that
European countries knew about and
assisted the US it its program of
kidnapping innocent citizens off the
streets of European countries so they
could be conveyed to clandestine
detention camps in Eastern Europe and
Asia to be held illegally and tortured.
The report also details how these same
countries have obstructed the
organization’s investigation into the
practice, known as “extraordinary
rendition”.
Investigators suggested that some of the
clandestine detention camps were or are
located on US military bases in European
countries.
The report specifically criticized several
top EU officials, including foreign policy
the European Parliament states that
European countries knew about and
assisted the US it its program of
kidnapping innocent citizens off the
streets of European countries so they
could be conveyed to clandestine
detention camps in Eastern Europe and
Asia to be held illegally and tortured.
The report also details how these same
countries have obstructed the
organization’s investigation into the
practice, known as “extraordinary
rendition”.
Investigators suggested that some of the
clandestine detention camps were or are
located on US military bases in European
countries.
The report specifically criticized several
top EU officials, including foreign policy
chief Javier Solana and counter-terrorism
coordinator Gijs de Vries stating that
their testimony lacked credibility and
contained ommissions. The investigators
condemned nearly all of the member
states for their non-cooperation and
obstruction of the on-going
investigation.
The committee said that the head of
criminal justice at Europol, Max-Peter
Ratzel, and NATO Secretary General
Jaap de Hoop Scheffer flatly refused to
address the investigative committee.
The report also said that the former
head of Italy’s SISMI intelligence service,
Nicolo Pollari, had “concealed the truth”
when he disclaimed the involvement of
Italian agents in the kidnapping and
rendition of a Muslim cleric off the
streets of Milan.
coordinator Gijs de Vries stating that
their testimony lacked credibility and
contained ommissions. The investigators
condemned nearly all of the member
states for their non-cooperation and
obstruction of the on-going
investigation.
The committee said that the head of
criminal justice at Europol, Max-Peter
Ratzel, and NATO Secretary General
Jaap de Hoop Scheffer flatly refused to
address the investigative committee.
The report also said that the former
head of Italy’s SISMI intelligence service,
Nicolo Pollari, had “concealed the truth”
when he disclaimed the involvement of
Italian agents in the kidnapping and
rendition of a Muslim cleric off the
streets of Milan.
That case, which was reported
previously by redstatupdate.net,
involved up to 25 CIA agents, 13 of
whom have been indicted by the
courts in Italy and are currently being
sought for arrest by Italian authorities.
The cleric was rendered to Egyptian
authorities and, the investigators
commented, has been “held
incommunicado and tortured ever
since.” Pollari is currently being
investigated by Italian authorities for
his role in the crime.
The vice-president of the committee
that drafted the report said that
member states, in their participation
in the illegal kidnappings and
renditions and their non-cooperation
with EU investigators, have failed to
“stick to the moral high ground of
international legitimacy.” it's all true
previously by redstatupdate.net,
involved up to 25 CIA agents, 13 of
whom have been indicted by the
courts in Italy and are currently being
sought for arrest by Italian authorities.
The cleric was rendered to Egyptian
authorities and, the investigators
commented, has been “held
incommunicado and tortured ever
since.” Pollari is currently being
investigated by Italian authorities for
his role in the crime.
The vice-president of the committee
that drafted the report said that
member states, in their participation
in the illegal kidnappings and
renditions and their non-cooperation
with EU investigators, have failed to
“stick to the moral high ground of
international legitimacy.” it's all true
Aggression Detection
System Sounds a Lot
Like Big Brother
System Sounds a Lot
Like Big Brother
US Allies Render Little Assistance in EU Kidnapping Investigation
Justice Delivers 'Pleasing' Halliburton Hand-Slap
Americans Finish
Well Behind Finnish
Well Behind Finnish
Heated Atmosphere as EPA Denies Global Warming
Report Concludes Easily Defeated Software Loses in Landslide