Category: News

Why We Are Losing The War on Terrorism. CACI, a private military company that provides security and intelligence workers to the US military (including interrogators at the Abu Ghraib prison), is conducting a probe of their employee in Iraq.  I had a look at CACIs site and was a little disturbed by what I found… Continue reading Why We Are Losing The War on Terrorism

The US repeats its warning to the 35,000 US workers in Saudi Arabia: The Department of State warns U.S. citizens to defer travel to Saudi Arabia. Private American citizens currently in Saudi Arabia are strongly urged to depart.  NOTE:  a full withdrawl would be devastating to Saudi Arabia on numerous levels (from health care to… Continue reading its warning

U.S. Is Losing Its Dominance in the Sciences. Foreign advances in basic science now often rival or even exceed America's, according to federal and private experts. By William J. Broad. [New York Times: NYT HomePage]

UPI.  President George Bush told the panel investigating the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks a security memo he got warning of attacks lacked a date or place.  This is nearly the lamest excuse I have ever heard.   It would seem apparent that the absence of a time and place for an impending attack should increase worry… Continue reading UPI

High-Tech Voting System Is Banned in California. California has banned the use of more than 14,000 electronic voting machines made by Diebold Inc. in the November election because of security and reliability concerns. By John Schwartz. [New York Times: Technology]

Bush Shredding Constitution.  The Bush administration's lawyers are currently arguing before the Supreme Court their right to seize and detain any American citizen they see as a threat to the United States. President Bush's lawyers are claiming that he has the right to authorize “indefinite executive detention” without oversight by Congress or the Judiciary. President… Continue reading Bush Shredding Constitution

The dossier of private information is the badge of the totalitarian state. ID cards to use 'key database' of personal info. Blunkett blanket trawl By John Lettice . [The Register] This whole “biometic-ID cards will save our asses” stuff thing is a lot of old hooey. Organized criminals will, as they always have, use their… Continue reading The dossier of private information is the badge of the totalitarian state

E.U. Expands From 15 to 25 Member Nations. PRAGUE, Czech Republic (AP) — The European Union expanded at midnight Friday to take in a region isolated during the Cold War, creating a 25-nation economic giant with the potential to rival the United States. Church bells rang and fireworks exploded over eastern Europe in celebration. By… Continue reading E.U. Expands From 15 to 25 Member Nations

California Bars a Firm's Voting Machines in November Election. California will prohibit the use of 15,000 of voting machines from Diebold Inc. in the November election because of security and reliability concerns. By John Schwartz. [New York Times: NYT HomePage]

Where are we now?. Salon's headline story says it all: “The Bush administration is arguing that it has the right to lock up U.S. citizens forever — without evidence, witnesses, lawyers or trials. If the Supreme Court agrees, will this still be America?“ How did we get this far? (Apparently, Congress no longer needs to… Continue reading Where are we now?