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KKK: Hate Crimes Charges Unlikely in Patty Dawson Assault Case (Indian Country)

KKK: Hate Crimes Charges Unlikely in Patty Dawson Assault Case (Indian Country)

” … At a preliminary hearing on October 31, a large turnout of Native  supporters lined the halls of the courthouse and protested outside to demand  justice for Dawson, who has become a symbol in the Fresno Native community of  the long history of violent crimes perpetrated against people of color. … ‘The Justice for Patty Dawson Committee learned that the owner of the vehicle  Dawson was driving has KKK tattoos on his back,’ said Gloria Hernandez, a

Jan 27, 2012 / / Read More;

FBI Releases Plans to Monitor Social Networks (New Scientist)

FBI Releases Plans to Monitor Social Networks (New Scientist)
” .,. Many people post to social media in the expectation that only their friends and followers are reading, which gives them ‘the  sense of freedom to say what they want without worrying too much about  recourse’ … “ By Jim Giles, consultant New Scientist/25 January 2012 (Image: Patrick George/Ikon Images/Getty) The US Federal Bureau of Investigation has quietly released details of plans to continuously monitor the global output of Facebook, Twitter and other social networks, offering a rare glimpse into an activity that the FBI and other government agencies are reluctant to discuss publicly. The plans show that the bureau believes it can use information pulled from social media sites to better respond to crises, and maybe even to foresee them. The information comes from a document released on 19 January looking for companies who might want to build a monitoring system for the FBI. It spells

Jan 26, 2012 / / Read More;

The Failed Suicide of a Polish Prosecutor: Smolensk, Conspiracies, CIA and FBI (Voice of Russia)

Background: “Video: Polish Prosecutor Mikolaj Przybyl Shoots Himself in the Head” – http://www.opposingviews.com/i/society/guns/video-polish-prosecutor-mikolaj-przybyl-shoots-himself-head By Babich Dmitry The Voice of Russia/January 11, 2012 The seemingly bizarre case of the Polish military prosecutor, Mikolaj Przybyl, who made a failed assassination attempt on Monday, shooting himself in the head during a break in a press conference, is no laughing matter. In fact, it may lead to a Russia-related political crisis in Poland. The prosecutor, whose life is no longer in danger thanks to the efforts of doctors in the Polish city of Poznan, had a long story to tell the journalists. This story

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Accused Liberian War Criminal Charles Taylor ‘Worked with the CIA’ (Al Jazeera)

Accused Liberian War Criminal Charles Taylor ‘Worked with the CIA’ (Al Jazeera)

Liberia’s ex-president, now on trial in The Hague, worked with US intelligence agencies, officials admit.  By Chris Arsenault Al Jazeera/21

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The CIA’s Chile Coup: Suspicions Rise in Poet Pablo Neruda’s Death (AP)

” … The death certificate issued at the clinic listed the cause of death as cachexia, or extreme malnutrition and weight loss that left him unable to carry out minimal activities. But at the moment of his death, Neruda weighed more than 220 pounds (100 kilograms) … ‘Everything indicates that it was a heart attack (that caused his death). … What caused the attack? The injection… If you read the literature on Dipirona you are going to find that it is lethal when given in excess. … “” By EVA VERGARA, Associated Press ISLA NEGRA, Chile (AP) — The suspicions have lingered for decades. Pablo Neruda, Chile’s Nobel Prize-winning poet, would have been a powerful  voice in exile against the dictatorship of Gen. Augusto Pinochet. But that all changed just 24 hours before Neruda was to flee the country in the chaos  following the 1973 military coup. He was 69 years old and suffering from prostate cancer when he died, exactly 12 days after the brutal coup that ended the life of his close friend, socialist President Salvador Allende. The

Jan 22, 2012 / / Read More;
General Electric’s Support of Hitler’s Third Reich

General Electric’s Support of Hitler’s Third Reich

1946: Not for the first time and not for the last, the giant General Electric Co. found itself in federal court on charges of violating anti-trust law. The U.S. government charged GE and a corporate ally with conspiracy to monopolize a market, raise prices and drive out competitors. But this was no ordinary anti-trust case. The year following the end of World War II, GE stood accused of criminal conspiracy with Krupp, a major German munitions firm. Their partnership artificially

Jan 21, 2012 / / Read More;

Feds Investigating Possible Fraud at General Electric’s Former Subprime Unit

Feds Investigating Possible Fraud at General Electric’s Former Subprime Unit
WMC mortgage target of federal probe, sources say By Michael Hudson and E. Scott Reckard iWatch  News | News Report From The Center for Public  Integrity Federal authorities are investigating possible fraud at General Electric  Co.’s former subprime mortgage arm amid increased public pressure to hold Wall  Street accountable for its role in the financial crisis. The FBI and the U.S. Justice Department are looking into potentially criminal  business practices at Burbank, Calif.-based WMC  Mortgage Corp. during the home-loan boom, according to four people with  knowledge of the investigation. They declined to be identified because of the  sensitivity of the

Jan 21, 2012 / / Read More;

Father of Hollywood Star Helped Allies Defeat Germany in World War II, Authors Say

Father of Hollywood Star Helped Allies Defeat Germany in World War II, Authors Say

MSNBC – 12/27/2011 LONDON— A British engineer regarded for decades as a Nazi spy was really Britain’s first double-agent who helped the Allies defeat Germany, according to a recently released book. The authors of “Snow: The Double Life of a World War II Spy,” also reveal that spy Arthur Owens is the father of Hollywood actress Patricia Owens, who starred in “The Fly” in 1958 and “Sayonara” with Marlon Brando in 1957. Arthur Owens was a Welsh nationalist, according to the book by espionage writer Nigel West (pen name of Rupert Allason) and Welsh author and film producer Madoc Roberts, The Telegraph of London reported. The Germans recruited Arthur Owens, a failed inventor who needed money, to spy when

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