Friday, August 2, 2013
'UK spy agency GCHQ prostitues itself to NSA in corrupt relationship' (VIDEO)
Major telecom companies have been assisting the UK intelligence agency GCHQ by granting access to all the traffic passing through their fiber-optic cable and by developing Trojan software, leaked papers obtained by German media reveal.
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Conservative College President Calls Minorities 'Dark Ones' (VIDEO)
"The leader of a small Michigan college referred to the faces of minorities on his campus as "dark ones" during an appearance Wednesday before a legislative subcommittee in Lansing but later issued an apology.
Hillsdale College President Larry Arnn was speaking against the state's adoption of Common Core standards in reading, writing and math when he described criticism he once received for not having enough "dark" students at the private school, the Detroit Free Press reported."*
NSA Director Gets Heckled at Black Hat Hacker Convention (VIDEO)
The NSA head General Keith Alexander faced a hostile crowd Wednesday while attempting to defend mass surveillance programs at the Black Hat security conference in Las Vegas.
Around 30 minutes into his speech, Alexander claimed that the NSA had "stopped thirteen terrorist related activities in the United States," flashing up a slide that stated the NSA had prevented fifty-four worldwide terrorist events. "Our nation takes stopping terrorism as one of the most important things." Alexander stated, prompting a man in the crowd to shout "Freedom!"
Snow Storm: US slams Russia for granting temporary asylum to Snowden (VIDEO)
Russia's granting of temporary asylum to Edward Snowden has infuriated Washington.
The White House hinted September's summit between President Obama and Vladimir Putin may now be cancelled.
That's as some Republican senators called for a major rethink of relations between the two countries.
RT's Gayane Chichakyan gauges the US response.
Thursday, August 1, 2013
'GITMO Massage': UK inmate reveals sexual assault & inquisition-style torture (VIDEO)
The last British resident remaining at Guantanamo Bay says he's being sexually assaulted by prison staff.
Shaker Aamer who's spent 11 years at Gitmo without charge, has revealed he faces 'forced cell extractions' on a daily basis that involve a shocking procedure which detainees call the Gitmo massage.
RT's Polly Boiko has the details and RT is joined by lawyer Clive Stafford Smith who is the founder of the legal group Reprieve.
Read More: http://on.rt.com/e3x6oa
Student Imprisoned Without Food or Water Gets Payback (VIDEO)
"A University of California San Diego student left unmonitored in a holding cell for five days by the Drug Enforcement Administration has settled a lawsuit for $4.1 million, his attorney said.
"This was a mistake of unbelievable and unimaginable proportions," attorney Julia Yoo said on Tuesday.
Daniel Chong, 25, drank his own urine to survive and even wrote a farewell note to his mother before authorities discovered him severely dehydrated after a 2012 drug raid in San Diego."*
UCSD student Daniel Chong was detained by the DEA and was left in his cell, forgotten and without food or water for days even though it was clear he was not part of situation being investigated.
Keiser Report: KoolAid Bubble Mentality (E478) VIDEO
In this episode of the Keiser Report, Max Keiser and Stacy Herbert drink the KoolAid in order to get into the minds of the cult members climbing the suicidal property ladders in the US and UK.
In the second half, Max talks to journalist and author, Dominic Frisby, about the cult of housing and how it is that Margaret Thatcher's Right to Buy scheme inspired the Conservative party to introduce Help to Buy for purely vote buying reasons.
UN to hire mercenaries for peace missions (VIDEO)
Outsourcing is taking place in the US' armed forces - the outsourcing of duties that used to be performed by members of the military - to private defense contractors, like ones formerly known as Blackwater.
But relying on private contractors may not be exclusive to the United States - the United Nations may get in the game, too - today the UN is holding a special panel talks to discuss using private contractors in peace and humanitarian mission. RT's Anastasia Churkina reports.
Young "Goyim" Have Sex With Dogs (VIDEO)
In a legally recorded telephone conversation heard by Fairfax Media and provided to NSW detectives investigating the Sydney Yeshiva cases, Rabbi Lesches admitted to counselling the alleged abuser upon learning he had sexually abused a boy a decade his junior.
Why LEED is a joke (VIDEO)
Bank of America Tower in New York City is the biggest GREEN farce in the country (VIDEO)
The 80-year-old Empire State Building is GREENER than the 2 year old Bank of America building in NYC (VIDEO)
n 2010, the Bank of America Tower in New York City received a LEED Platinum Certification. Its developer hawked it as the most sustainable in the country.
The press called it one of the world's most environmentally responsible high-rise office buildings.
Two years later, data released by New York City revealed that the Tower actually produces more greenhouse gases and uses more energy per square foot than any office building in Manhattan of its size.
It used twice as much energy as the Empire State Building, which was built 8 years ago. So what happened? The Resident (aka Lori Harfenist) discusses.
USA Today Prints Ridiculous 'Ex-Gay' Conversion Article (VIDEO)
"USA Today has published an op-ed by Nicholas Cummings defending ex-gay therapy, and in particular, the Jewish ex-gay group JONAH, which is being sued by ex-gay survivors for consumer fraud. Cummings offered the treatment himself as a therapist from 1959--1979, and served as president of the American Psychological Association from 1979--1980, but it's unclear what professional experience he's had since then."*
'Ex-gay' therapy has been discredited by science and there are even laws against the so-called conversion therapy in states like California. Still, USA-Today thought it would be wise to publish an op-ed in favor of the harmful, sometimes deadly practice. Ana Kasparian, Dave Rubin, and John Iadarola discuss.
"F***ing S**bag!" - Weiner Aide vs Weiner Intern (VIDEO)
"Tuesday was an angry day in Weinerland.
The campaign staff awoke to see their former intern, Olivia Nuzzi, on the front cover of the Daily News. Inside the paper was an article bylined by Nuzzi in which she told a rather unflattering tale of her experience working on Anthony Weiner's mayoral bid.
Now, Team Weiner is firing back. TPM called Weiner's communications director Barbara Morgan to discuss an unrelated story Tuesday and she went off on a curse-filled rant about Nuzzi."*
Anthony Weiner's intern Olivia Nuzzi spilled to a magazine, talking all about the alleged failings of Weiner and his campaign staff. This caused Communications Director Barabara Morgan to unleash an unbelievable swear-laced rant against the intern. Ana Kasparian, Dave Rubin, and John Iadarola discuss.
Bailout Fallout: Germans fed up with ongoing Greek cash injections (VIDEO)
Just days after paying another bailout loan to Greece, the international lenders have found out Athens is going to need billions more.
The IMF says the debt-ridden Greek economy is facing an additional financial shortfall of nearly 11 billion euros over the next two years.
And that's bad news to German taxpayers, who as part of the Eurozone's strongest member bear a large burden of the Greek rescue.
RT's Peter Oliver has more.
5 US Foods Allowed To Be Eaten By Americans BUT Banned by the Rest of the World (VIDEO)
Americans Eat Foods That Are Illegal In The Rest Of The World (VIDEO)
Abby Martin goes over five harmful ingredients found in nearly everything Americans consume despite the fact that many other countries have banned them.
'Great day for human rights' as Snowden gets temporary asylum in Russia (VIDEO)
NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden has been granted temporary asylum in Russia and is allowed to enter the country's territory.
The whistleblower has been granted temporary political asylum in Russia, Snowden's legal representative Anatoly Kucherena said. RT is joined by Udo Ulfkotte
Snowden granted 1 yr asylum in Russia, leaves airport to undisclosed location (VIDEO)
NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden has been granted temporary asylum in Russia and is allowed to enter the country's territory.
The whistleblower has been granted temporary political asylum in Russia, Snowden's legal representative Anatoly Kucherena said.
XKeyscore- A Newly Discovered Level of Invasive NSA Data Spying (VIDEO)
"A top secret National Security Agency program allows analysts to search with no prior authorization through vast databases containing emails, online chats and the browsing histories of millions of individuals, according to documents provided by whistleblower Edward Snowden.
The NSA boasts in training materials that the program, called XKeyscore, is its "widest-reaching" system for developing intelligence from the internet."*
If you were upset by the unlawful reach of the NSA spying program, PRISM, prepare yourself for XKeyscore, an even more invasive, all-encompassing program meant to keep tabs on people's online activity. But are you actually worried about this? Or are you unsurprised by yet another revelation of intrusive data-mining programs? Ana Kasparian, Dave Rubin, and John Iadarola discuss.
NSA's Google: XKeyscore search engine for all private info on all Americans (VIDEO)
A search engine for all of your private information - that's what an NSA program called XKeyscore.
According to freshly published documents - which were provided by Edward Snowden before he arrived in the transit zone of a Moscow airport.
They detail what's described as the widest reaching intelligence gathering system used in the world. RT's Gayane Chichakyan has more.
Peace Talks Resume Between Israel and the Palestinians, But Little Hope of Imminent Breakthrough (VIDEO)
The US forces talks between Israel and Palestine although the Israelis will not negotiate on the land they stole from Palestine (VIDEO)
Phyllis Bennis and Shir Hever discuss the timing of the talks, U.S and European interests in resuming them, and the imbalanced power between the negotiating sides
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Uruguay's lower house votes to legalize marijuana
Montevideo, Uruguay (CNN) -- Uruguay's lower house passed a marijuana legalization bill Wednesday, bringing the South American nation one step closer to becoming the first to legally regulate production, distribution and sale of the drug.
MORE: http://edition.cnn.com/2013/07/31/world/americas/uruguay-marijuana-legalization/
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