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Archives for June 2012

TSA Under Congressional Scrutiny In Cases Of Misconduct

(MintPress) – After having her breasts and genitals groped by a Transportation Security Administration (TSA) agent, a woman who formerly worked as a TSA agent in south Florida was arrested for protesting what her lawyers are calling an extremely inappropriate search. Airline passenger Carol Price was traveling to attend her brother’s funeral in Ohio last week […]

Carissa Wyant
By Carissa Wyant
A traveler is patted down by a TSA agent as they go through security at the Salt Lake City International Airport Wednesday, June 1, 2011, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Jim Urquhart)

(MintPress) – After having her breasts and genitals groped by a Transportation Security Administration (TSA) agent, a woman who formerly worked as a TSA agent in south Florida was arrested for protesting what her lawyers are calling an extremely inappropriate search. Airline passenger Carol Price was traveling to attend her brother’s funeral in

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Divide In Congress Leads To Inefficiency In Government, Is The Job Getting Done?

(MintPress) – During a time when many political leaders are pointing to an “inefficient government” as the source of taxpayer waste, Congress is proving that it, too, is part of the problem, with the current Legislature passing 70 percent fewer bills than the previous Congress. According to a recently released CNN poll, 132 bills have passed […]

Trisha Marczak
By Trisha Marczak
In this Feb. 18, 2011, file photo Congressmen leave the House of Representatives as they work throughout the night on a federal spending bill on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

(MintPress) – During a time when many political leaders are pointing to an “inefficient government” as the source of taxpayer waste, Congress is proving that it, too, is part of the problem, with the current Legislature passing 70 percent fewer bills than the previous Congress. According to a recently released CNN poll, 132 bills have passed

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US And Western Officials Confirm Flame Virus Developed By US, Israel To Hinder Iran’s Nuclear Program

Update | By: Carissa Wyant Several U.S. and Western officials, speaking on condition of anonymity in early June, confirmed that the launch of the Flame computer virus was directed by Israel in a unilateral operation, which was surprising to American intelligence.   Heralded as the first sustained case of cyber-sabotage against a U.S. adversary, the […]

Carissa Wyant
By Carissa Wyant
In this file photo made Monday, Aug. 23, 2010, and released by the International Iran Photo Agency, Iranian technicians work at the Bushehr nuclear power plant, outside the southern city of Bushehr, Iran. (AP Photo/IIPA,Ebrahim Norouzi, file)

Update | By: Carissa Wyant Several U.S. and Western officials, speaking on condition of anonymity in early June, confirmed that the launch of the Flame computer virus was directed by Israel in a unilateral operation, which was surprising to American intelligence.   Heralded as the first sustained case of cyber-sabotage against a U.S.

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Embassy Cables Reveal Western Complicity In Nigerian Oil Conflicts

A new timeline launched by oil watchdog Platform suggests that the role of British and US governments in the Niger Delta conflict links them to Nigerian military groups through oil giants like Shell and Chevron. The timeline, based on over 4,000 leaked US embassy cables from 2001 – 2010, is part of Platform’s ongoing investigation […]

Ida Aagenaes
By Ida Aagenaes
British and U.S. governments are been criticized for their roles in in the Niger Delta conflict. (Photo by Jenny Farr via Flikr)

A new timeline launched by oil watchdog Platform suggests that the role of British and US governments in the Niger Delta conflict links them to Nigerian military groups through oil giants like Shell and Chevron. The timeline, based on over 4,000 leaked US embassy cables from 2001 – 2010, is part of Platform’s ongoing investigation into the Delta

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Processing Of Retroactive Agent Orange Claims Nearly Complete

The Department of Veterans Affairs announced that nearly 230,000 claims have already been processed for the three newest Agent-Orange related conditions through June 2012, including over 150,000 claims required to be adjudicated under the order of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California in Nehmer v. U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. The near […]

Veterans Today
By Veterans Today
U.S. Huey helicopter spraying Agent Orange over Vietnam. (Photo by the U.S. Army Operations in Vietnam R.W. Trewyn, Ph.D.)

The Department of Veterans Affairs announced that nearly 230,000 claims have already been processed for the three newest Agent-Orange related conditions through June 2012, including over 150,000 claims required to be adjudicated under the order of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California in Nehmer v. U.S. Department of

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Global Community Not Expecting Real Change From Rio+20

(MintPress) – When world leaders gather in Rio De Janeiro this week for the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20), they’ll be faced with skepticism by a world used to progressive dialogue, but little effective change and action. The Rio+20 Summit is more than a gathering of those concerned about the world’s environment — […]

Trisha Marczak
By Trisha Marczak
Christ the Redeemer statue is backdropped by Sugar Loaf mountain as the sun sets in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday, May 10, 2012. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)

(MintPress) – When world leaders gather in Rio De Janeiro this week for the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20), they’ll be faced with skepticism by a world used to progressive dialogue, but little effective change and action. The Rio+20 Summit is more than a gathering of those concerned about the world’s environment —

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