(MintPress) – The United Kingdom is reportedly pushing ahead with new legislation that would require Internet service providers (ISPs) and phone companies to store customer activity and transaction data for one year. The data would be made available for security services as an anti-terror tactic. The spying plan would take a hard aim at social […]
(MintPress) – The United Kingdom is reportedly pushing ahead with new legislation that would require Internet service providers (ISPs) and phone companies to store customer activity and transaction data for one year. The data would be made available for security services as an anti-terror tactic. The spying plan would take a hard aim at social […]
(MintPress)- It’s no Orwellian secret America: Big Brother is watching you. Especially what you’re doing on Twitter, Facebook and other social media sights. Lawmakers are looking into homeland security’s monitoring of social media sites, in a report unearthed Thursday by a civil liberties group. And moreover, taxpayers have footed an $11 million bill paid to a […]
(MintPress)- It’s no Orwellian secret America: Big Brother is watching you. Especially what you’re doing on Twitter, Facebook and other social media sights. Lawmakers are looking into homeland security’s monitoring of social media sites, in a report unearthed Thursday by a civil liberties group. And moreover, taxpayers have footed an $11 million bill paid to a […]
(MINNEAPOLIS) – Could a group of elements, largely unknown to the general public, be a factor in prolonging American involvement in Afghanistan? The answer to that is not clear, but the question deserves a closer look. Scientific American, a well-respected magazine for science enthusiasts, reported in October of last year, that teams of US geologists had been […]
(MINNEAPOLIS) – Could a group of elements, largely unknown to the general public, be a factor in prolonging American involvement in Afghanistan? The answer to that is not clear, but the question deserves a closer look. Scientific American, a well-respected magazine for science enthusiasts, reported in October of last year, that teams of US geologists had been […]
(MintPress)—Private Security Contractor (PSC) deaths are on the rise as U.S. troops prepare to withdraw from Afghanistan. In 2010, civilian contractor deaths exceeded U.S. military casualties in war zones for the first time in history. A study by Steven L. Schooner and Collin D. Swan from the George Washington University Law School, reported that between […]
(MintPress)—Private Security Contractor (PSC) deaths are on the rise as U.S. troops prepare to withdraw from Afghanistan. In 2010, civilian contractor deaths exceeded U.S. military casualties in war zones for the first time in history. A study by Steven L. Schooner and Collin D. Swan from the George Washington University Law School, reported that between […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. and its allies are closely monitoring Syria’s stockpiles of chemical arms and portable anti-aircraft missiles, a State Department official says, amid concerns that the country’s unconventional weapons could fall into the hands of terrorist or militant groups while the 11-month-old uprising continues. “Syria is a country of significant proliferation […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. and its allies are closely monitoring Syria’s stockpiles of chemical arms and portable anti-aircraft missiles, a State Department official says, amid concerns that the country’s unconventional weapons could fall into the hands of terrorist or militant groups while the 11-month-old uprising continues. “Syria is a country of significant proliferation […]
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Almost half a billion children are at risk of permanent damage over the next 15 years because of chronic malnutrition, a report released Wednesday said, despite advances against hunger around the world. The Save the Children report said chronic malnutrition is a largely hidden crisis that affects one in four […]
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Almost half a billion children are at risk of permanent damage over the next 15 years because of chronic malnutrition, a report released Wednesday said, despite advances against hunger around the world. The Save the Children report said chronic malnutrition is a largely hidden crisis that affects one in four […]
(MintPress)—In his annual budget meeting with Congress, President Barack Obama expressed his desire to establish an $800 million support fund for democracies emerging from the Arab Spring. The President’s budget proposal for fiscal year 2013 included a total of $51.6 billion in funding for the State Department and foreign assistance, just 1% of the […]
(MintPress)—In his annual budget meeting with Congress, President Barack Obama expressed his desire to establish an $800 million support fund for democracies emerging from the Arab Spring. The President’s budget proposal for fiscal year 2013 included a total of $51.6 billion in funding for the State Department and foreign assistance, just 1% of the […]