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20110529
Lawsuit links Cisco with China crackdown
"By Joseph Menn in San Francisco
Published: May 23 2011 20:21 | Last updated: May 23 2011 20:21
Twenty-Five Rules of Disinformation
"Preface: This handy set of rules covers most of the games which disinformation artists play on the Internet (and offline). When you know the tricks, you'll be able to spot the games. Even if you've read this list before, you might be surprised at how useful it is to brush up on these tricks. 1. Hear no evil, see no evil, speak no evil. Regardless of what you know, don't discuss it -- especially if you are a public figure, news anchor, etc. If it's not reported, it didn't happen, and you never have to deal with the issues. 2. Become incredulous and indignant. Avoid discussing key issues and instead focus on side issues which can be used show the topic as being critical of some otherwise sacrosanct group or theme. This is also known as the "How dare you!" gambit. 3. Create rumor mongers. Avoid discussing issues by describing all charges, regardless of venue or evidence, as mere rumors and wild accusations. Other derogatory terms mutually exclusive of truth may work as well. This method works especially well with a silent press, because the only way the public can learn of the facts are through such "arguable rumors". If you can associate the material with the Internet, use this fact to certify it a "wild rumor" which can have no basis in fact..." http://www.washingtonsblog.com/2011/05/twenty-five-rules-of-disinformation.html
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Report: Intelligence Unit Told Before 9/11 to Stop Tracking Bin Laden
"A great deal of controversy has arisen about what was known about the movements and location of Osama bin Laden in the wake of his killing by US Special Forces on May 2 in Abbottabad, Pakistan. Questions about what intelligence agencies knew or didn't know about al-Qaeda activities go back some years, most prominently in the controversy over the existence of a joint US Special Forces Command and Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) data mining effort known as "Able Danger." What hasn't been discussed is a September 2008 Department of Defense (DoD) inspector general (IG) report, summarizing an investigation made in response to an accusation by a Joint Forces Intelligence Command (JFIC) whistleblower, which indicated that a senior JFIC commander had halted actions tracking Osama bin Laden prior to 9/11. JFIC is tasked with an intelligence mission in support of United States Joint Force Command (USJFCOM)..." http://www.truthout.org/report-intelligence-unit-told-911-stop-tracking-bin-l...
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Fox News Reporting: Secrets of 9/11
"A decade after the attacks of 9/11, questions remain about who was involved in the terror plot against America.
Only one person in the United States -- Zacarias Moussaoui, the so-called 20th hijacker -- has been tried and convicted for the murder of over 3,000 Americans. But, as you will see, there were others -- some still living here -- who helped 19 men fly planes into the World Trade Center in New York, the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., and into a field in Shanksville, Pennsylvania.
Fox News reveals new details of a support network, here in America for decades.
In this shocking special, we investigate the associates of the 9/11 terrorists, including American-born cleric Anwar Awlaki, who is now on the CIA's capture or kill list. By digging deep into thousands of government records from the 9/11 Commission, the Congressional Joint Inquiry and the FBI, Fox News fills in some of the blanks about who really helped the hijackers across America.
And, in a Fox News exclusive, why was Anwar Awlaki invited to the Pentagon for lunch after 9/11 when the FBI knew of his relationship with three of the hijackers aboard American Airlines Flight 77?
Only one person in the United States -- Zacarias Moussaoui, the so-called 20th hijacker -- has been tried and convicted for the murder of over 3,000 Americans. But, as you will see, there were others -- some still living here -- who helped 19 men fly planes into the World Trade Center in New York, the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., and into a field in Shanksville, Pennsylvania.
Fox News reveals new details of a support network, here in America for decades.
In this shocking special, we investigate the associates of the 9/11 terrorists, including American-born cleric Anwar Awlaki, who is now on the CIA's capture or kill list. By digging deep into thousands of government records from the 9/11 Commission, the Congressional Joint Inquiry and the FBI, Fox News fills in some of the blanks about who really helped the hijackers across America.
And, in a Fox News exclusive, why was Anwar Awlaki invited to the Pentagon for lunch after 9/11 when the FBI knew of his relationship with three of the hijackers aboard American Airlines Flight 77?
As we show in this program, there are compelling reasons to continue to investigate the largest attack on American soil and the secrets of 9/11.."
http://www.foxnews.com/on-air/fox-news-reporting/transcript/fox-news-reporting-secrets-911
Supreme Court won't revive torture lawsuit
"WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday refused to revive a lawsuit challenging a controversial post-Sept. 11 CIA program that flew terrorism suspects to secret prisons. The appeal asked the court to examine two controversial aspects of the U.S. response to the 9/11 attacks, "the extraordinary rendition" program that sent the suspects to secret prisons and the "state secrets privilege." The high court has refused several other appeals based on the government's invocation of state secrets to derail lawsuits. The case involved five terrorism suspects who were arrested shortly after 9/11 and said they were flown by a Boeing Co. subsidiary to prisons around the world where they were tortured. A divided 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco cited national security risks in dismissing the men's case last year..." http://galvestondailynews.com/ap/df7bb2/
Afghan Detainee Dies at Guantanamo Bay
"American Forces Press Service
MIAMI, May 18, 2011 – An Afghan detainee died of an apparent suicide early this morning at the U.S. detention facility at Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, according to a Joint Task Force-Guantanamo news release. The detainee is identified as Inayatullah, a 37-year-old Afghan. Inayatullah arrived at Guantanamo in September 2007. As a matter of Defense Department policy, the Naval Criminal Investigative Service has initiated an investigation of the incident to determine the cause and manner surrounding the death, according to the release..." http://www.defense.gov/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=63994
General Dynamics' New NSA-Certified Encryptor is Four Times Faster than Current Standard
General Dynamics' New NSA-Certified Encryptor is Four Times Faster than Current Standard
The KG-530 SONET encryptor secures large data files at 40 gigabits per second
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., May 11, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- General Dynamics C4 Systems announced today that the National Security Agency (NSA) has certified the KG-530 SONET OC-768C in-line network encryptor to secure information classified to the Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information level and below.
For users, the KG-530 significantly reduces network delay, or latency, that is common when working with large quantities of classified information. The encryptor secures large image, data and video files at a full 40 gigabits per second across authorized U.S. military and government Synchronous Optical Networks (SONET) networks.
Mike Guzelian, vice president of Secure Voice and Data Products for General Dynamics C4 Systems, said, "By processing very large files up to four times faster than existing encryptors, the KG-530 adds an unprecedented high-speed layer of protection for the nation's cyber networks."
General Dynamics C4 Systems, a business unit of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), has been providing information and cyber security technology, products and systems to the U.S. government and military for more than 40 years. With more than 295,000 encryption devices currently used worldwide, General Dynamics' information assurance products secure voice and data communications classified up to and including the Top Secret level.
Information about the KG-530 is available on the Internet at www.gdc4s.com/KG-530.
For more information about General Dynamics C4 Systems, please visit www.gdc4s.com.
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20110518
The People vs. Goldman Sachs ((taqgs: fraud, Goldman Sachs, finance))
"They weren't murderers or anything; they had merely stolen more money than most people can rationally conceive of, from their own customers, in a few blinks of an eye. But then they went one step further. They came to Washington, took an oath before Congress, and lied about it.
Thanks to an extraordinary investigative effort by a Senate subcommittee that unilaterally decided to take up the burden the criminal justice system has repeatedly refused to shoulder, we now know exactly what Goldman Sachs executives like Lloyd Blankfein and Daniel Sparks lied about. We know exactly how they and other top Goldman executives, including David Viniar and Thomas Montag, defrauded their clients. America has been waiting for a case to bring against Wall Street. Here it is, and the evidence has been gift-wrapped and left at the doorstep of federal prosecutors, evidence that doesn't leave much doubt: Goldman Sachs should stand trial..." http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/the-people-vs-goldman-sachs-2011051...
TSA defends frisking of baby at KC airport
TSA defends frisking of baby at KC airport
By BILL DRAPER Associated Press
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Federal officials insisted Wednesday that screeners at Kansas City International Airport were just doing their jobs when they frisked a baby, an incident that gained worldwide attention after a pastor posted a cellphone picture of the pat-down on Twitter.
The baby's stroller set off an alert of possible traces of explosives Saturday, so the screeners were justified in taking a closer look at the boy cradled in his mother's arms, said Nick Kimball, a spokesman for the Transportation Security Administration.
The Rev. Jacob Jester, an Independence evangelist who snapped the photo Saturday after he cleared security for a flight to Albuquerque, N.M., said it didn't sit right with him to see the baby being patted down. He said he thought the boy was about 8 months old.
After taking the picture, he posted it on the social networking site Twitter, commenting that the search was "extreme." His wife and another pastor also posted it, and soon it was a cyberspace hit with more than 300,000 viewers. It eventually made it onto such websites as The Drudge Report and London Daily Mail, sparking complaints from many readers that the TSA's actions crossed the line.
"That was definitely a surprise," Jester said of the reaction to the photo. "I didn't expect to get all the attention I've garnered from that picture."
He said the woman whose baby was patted down contacted him later, and he apologized profusely for drawing all of the attention to her and her child.
"I apologized left and right," he said. "I said, 'I regret that I tweeted the picture in the first place. But she was laughing the whole thing off.'"
Jester, who has an 8-month-old son of his own, declined to disclose the woman's name or any contact information.
The Kansas City airport is one of 16 in the U.S. that uses private screeners, instead of those provided by the TSA, Kimball said, but private screeners follow government guidelines.
"Less than 3 percent of all passengers get pat-downs at the checkpoint," Kimball said.
The hubbub surrounding the Kansas City incident is similar to a story last month about a 6-year-old girl who was patted down at an airport in New Orleans.
The girl's mother, Selena Drexel, said she asked why her daughter was selected for a pat-down, but was not given a reason. Drexel and her husband uploaded the video of the screening onto YouTube, generating huge national interest and prompting sharp criticism from a congressman involved in national security issues.
2011-05-12 04:05:05 GMT
WTF.
In public statement, TSA lies about the Constitution
"by Michael Boldin
Round two of the battle for travel freedom is well underway. The first round, which garnered national attention in the fall of 2010, focused primarily on the TSA implementing new procedures…pat downs, body scanners….and the public outcry against it….boycotts, protests, calling congress to demand change. But, as the public response failed to stop the scanners and searches, round two has moved to state legislatures around the country. Most prominently, Texas, where the state house just passed a bill banning TSA searches without probable cause. Click here to read the Tenth Amendment Center’s report on the bill. This time, the TSA is on the defensive, and published an official statement about the Texas bill on their blog: 'What’s our take on the Texas House of Representatives voting to ban the current TSA pat-down? Well, the Supremacy Clause of the U.S. Constitution (Article. VI. Clause 2) prevents states from regulating the federal government.' The problem here? The statement is false. Ignorance from the TSA is unlikely, so I’ll call a spade a spade. They’re lying. The supremacy clause says nothing of the sort..." http://www.tenthamendmentcenter.com/2011/05/14/in-public-statement-tsa-lies-a...
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