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The Agitator ICE mistakenly deports a 14-year-old U.S. citizen to Colombia. Turner has been searching for Jakadrien since the fall of 2010, when she ran away from home. She was 14 years old and distraught over the loss of her grandfather and her parents’ divorce. Turner searched for mont
Yikes! Total Amount Of Debt That Must Be Refinanced In 2012 Equal To… Only About All Of The Cash In The World
by Doug Ross, BIN The global Ponzi scheme needs some fresh fish new recruits -- desperately: Developed economies will see $7.6trn worth of debt mature this year, with Italy towards the front of the refinancing queue at a time when its borrowing costs remain elevated. The $7.6trn figure fo
Unsustainable: Israel’s Politics of Exclusion in Jerusalem
by Nicola Nasser, GR / IW While the history of the world is moving decisively toward a culture of inclusion, diversity and pluralism, Israeli politics seems to challenge history by moving in the opposite direction of exclusion and unilateral self – righteous monopoly of geography, demography, his
The Arab League: There Comes the ‘G’ Word Again
by Sibel Edmonds It is the Genocide Season-Bring on the Invasion! I’ve been waiting; waiting for the ‘G’ word on Syria, and here it is, arriving right on time, as expected: Arab League Observer: Assad Committing Genocide in Syria A member of the Arab League observer team in Damascus to
‘Fast and Furious’ Linked to Immunity Deal Between U.S. and Sinaloa Cartel, Trafficking Defendant Alleges in Court Papers
by Edwin Mora, CNSnews A Mexican drug trafficker awaiting trial in a Chicago federal court claims that the notorious Sinaloa cartel received weapons from “Operation Fast and Furious” under an alleged immunity agreement that the U.S. government made with cartel leaders, in exchange for informa
The Pentagon and its Sock Puppets
by Scott Horton, Harpers An internal Department of Defense review has concluded that a Rumsfeld-era program under which retired military officers who appeared on American broadcast media were given special briefings and access was consistent with Pentagon rules. The New York Times reports: The
Feds Falsely Censor Popular Blog For Over A Year, Deny All Due Process, Hide All Details…
from TechDirt Imagine if the US government, with no notice or warning, raided a small but popular magazine's offices over a Thanksgiving weekend, seized the company's printing presses, and told the world that the magazine was a criminal enterprise with a giant banner on their building. Then imagi
The Empire Smokes Crack
by Keith Johnson, Revolt Of the Plebs Some of you older readers may remember this public service announcement (PSA) from the late 1980’s: The scene unfolds in a men’s restroom, where we find a young white urban professional snorting up a spoonful of cocaine. He then looks into the camera
Approval of covert offensive cyberwar sneakily inserted into NDAA
Madison Ruppert, EndTheLie I just came across yet another portion of the NDAA that is getting barely any attention, via the Federation of American Scientists‘ Secrecy News. Why this isn’t getting more press is beyond me, as this represents a significant upgrade of the unnecessary and abs
Do You Own Your Children?
by Clint Richardson Do you know who owns your child? This might seem like a strange question to most… but the answer is even stranger and more terrifying to comprehend. When a question like this is posed, we the people often look to our legislature and our constitution for the answers, as
30 Major U.S. Corporations Paid More to Lobby Congress Than Income Taxes, 2008-2010
Source: International Business Times By employing a plethora of tax-dodging techniques, 30 multi-million dollar American corporations expended more money lobbying Congress than they paid in federal income taxes between 2008 and 2010, ultimately spending approximately $400,000 every day
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