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Army To Buy $6 Million Of Riot Equipment
The U.S. Army is to invest $6 million in riot equipment, a fact that
has furthered fears that troops will be used inside the U.S. in order
to quell any civil unrest resulting from the ongoing economic crisis.
Judge
questions law giving telecoms immunity
A federal judge in San Francisco is raising questions about the constitutionality
of a law designed to dismiss suits against telecommunications companies
accused of cooperating with government wiretapping.
Lawmaker
Warns Of "Forced Servitude" Under Obama
New Hampshire state representative Dan Itse, who is one of many lawmakers
leading the charge to assert state sovereignty against federal encroachment,
has warned that the Obama administration seeks to institute "involuntary
servitude".
Israel,
Hamas both ‘guilty of war crimes’: Report
War is a universal crime. But in the case of recent fighting between
Israel and Hamas, both have committed the technical definition of “war
crimes,” according to a new Amnesty International report.
Mumbai
attacks could happen in the US: FBI
Attacks that killed 172 people in Mumbai in November could happen in
the United States, FBI Director Robert Mueller warned in a speech here.
‘Mumbai
attacks partly hatched in US’
A western media report has claimed that the last year’s terror
attacks on the Indian city of Mumbai were partly planned in the
US.
Anti-gun
Land Bill Moving Again
S.22 is a mammoth bill comprised of over 190 separate pieces of
legislation and will come to the floor with a rule that will not
allow pro-gun representatives to offer amendments.
Iraqi
police shoot dead four US soldiers: ministry
Iraqi policemen shot dead four US soldiers and their local interpreter
in the main northern city of Mosul on Tuesday, an interior ministry
official said.
FDA
Approves Shock Device To Treat Severe OCD Cases
The Food and Drug Administration Thursday approved an implantable
device that jolts the brain in people with hard-to-treat symptoms
of obsessive compulsive disorder.
