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• Obama administration bypasses CISPA by secretly allowing Internet surveillance

  By Editor-in-Chief on April 26, 2013 • ( 0 )

  

  Scared that CISPA might pass? The federal government is already using a secretive cybersecurity program to monitor online traffic and enforce CISPA-like data sharing between Internet service providers and the Department of Defense. The Electronic Privacy Information Center has obtained… Read More ›

• Gitmo is Killing Me

  By Editor-in-Chief on April 26, 2013 • ( 0 )

  

  GUANTÁNAMO BAY, Cuba ONE man here weighs just 77 pounds. Another, 98. Last thing I knew, I weighed 132, but that was a month ago. I’ve been on a hunger strike since Feb. 10 and have lost well over 30… Read More ›

• Editorial: Why North Korea Needs Nuclear Weapons

  By Editor-in-Chief on April 25, 2013 • ( 0 )

  By Stephen Gowans Is North Korea’s recent nuclear test, its third, to be welcomed, lamented or condemned? It depends on your perspective. If you believe that a people should be able to organize their affairs free from foreign domination and… Read More ›

• Obama Signs 2013 NDAA, Blocking Closure of Gitmo

  By The Red Phoenix on April 25, 2013 • ( 0 )

  

  Obama initially threatened a veto, but instead signed it into law with a vague proviso by John Glaser President Barack Obama on Wednesday signed into law the $633 billion defense authorization bill despite provisions that block any attempt to close the Guantanamo… Read More ›

• Islamic Cleric Issues Fatwa Allowing for Syrian Rebels to Rape Non-Sunni Women

  By Editor-in-Chief on April 24, 2013 • ( 0 )

  

  By Cheryl K. Chumley An Islamic cleric has cleared the path for rebels in Syria, who are trying to oust President Bashar Assad, to rape women, so long as they’re non-Sunni. Salafi Sheikh Yasir al-Ajlawni, who hails from Jordan but who lived in Damascus for… Read More ›

• Editorial: We Went to a Men’s Rights Lecture in Toronto

  By The Red Phoenix on April 24, 2013 • ( 0 )

  

  And We Discovered that They’re a Bunch of Losers By Brad Casey In November of last year the University of Toronto hosted a lecture by Dr. Warren Farrell, a divisive figure who has been described simultaneously as a sage of… Read More ›

• Of Flags & Butter: An Analysis of American White Supremacy Through Symbols

  By The Red Phoenix on April 23, 2013 • ( 0 )

  

  American racism and white supremacy is not limited to the physical realm, but is also a mental phenomenon – it is possible for the mind to be colonized by racist and white supremacist ideology, just as it is possible for… Read More ›

• US to give $123 million military aid package to Syrian rebels

  By The Red Phoenix on April 22, 2013 • ( 0 )

  

  As Syria’s opposition forces and their main international allies meet in Istanbul, the US Secretary of State, John Kerry, has announced that the US will double its non-lethal military aid to Syria’s rebels. The US$123 million defense aid package was… Read More ›

• Israel injects Palestinian prisoners with dangerous viruses

  By The Red Phoenix on April 21, 2013 • ( 0 )

  

  The Israeli regime injects Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails with “dangerous viruses” before releasing them, a report says. “A Palestinian released from Israeli jails, Rania Saqa, has brought to light that the Israeli regime injected detainees that are out of… Read More ›

• Terrorism and Privilege: Understanding the Power of Whiteness

  By The Red Phoenix on April 20, 2013 • ( 0 )

  

  by Tim Wise As the nation weeps for the victims of the horrific bombing in Boston yesterday, one searches for lessons amid the carnage, and finds few. That violence is unacceptable stands out as one, sure. That hatred — for… Read More ›

• Venezuela accuses opposition of plotting coup, seven dead

  By Editor-in-Chief on April 19, 2013 • ( 0 )

  

  By Brian Ellsworth and Andrew Cawthorne (Reuters) – Venezuelan President-elect Nicolas Maduro accused the opposition on Tuesday of planning a coup against him after seven government supporters were killed in clashes over his disputed election victory. Opposition leader Henrique Capriles… Read More ›

• To Catch Government Workers With Ties to Child Porn, Call the IRS

  By Editor-in-Chief on April 18, 2013 • ( 0 )

  

  by Lori Handrahan, Ph.D. Last week the IRS decided to award Bradley Birkenfeld his $104 million dollar share for helping bust UBS bank. Senator Charles Grassley (R-Iowa) and his staff were instrumental. Senator Grassley vowed to delay pending Department of Treasury nominations if the IRS… Read More ›

• Gitmo hunger strike on rise, 15 prisoners force-fed

  By The Red Phoenix on April 17, 2013 • ( 0 )

  

  Days after violent clashes between guards and prisoners, the US military says a hunger strike at Guantanamo Bay is on the rise as the number of those fasting has increased from 45 to 52. Some 15 prisoners are being force-fed…. Read More ›

• Political Cartoon: Henrique Capriles & Right-Wing Riots in Venezuela

  By The Red Phoenix on April 17, 2013 • ( 0 )

  

• Maduro Wins Venezuelan Presidential Election with 50.66 Percent of the Vote

  By The Red Phoenix on April 17, 2013 • ( 0 )

  

  By CHRIS CARLSON Maracaibo, April 14th, 2013 (Venezuelanalysis.com) – Nicolas Maduro has won the Venezuelan presidential election with 50.66 percent of the vote against 49.07 percent for opposition candidate Henrique Capriles Radonski. Maduro gave a victory speech immediately after, while Capriles… Read More ›

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