Federal ID plan Raises Privacy Concerns

Americans may need passports to board domestic flights or to picnic in a national park next year if they live in one of the states defying the federal Real ID Act.The act, signed in 2005 as part of an emergency military spending and tsunami relief bill, aims to weave driver’s licenses and state ID cards into a sort of national identification system

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Kucinich: ‘Belligerent’ Bush Admin. trying to ‘deceive’ US into war in Iran

“The belligerent Bush Administration is using this pending designation to convince the American public into accepting that a war with Iran is inevitable,” Democratic Rep. Dennis Kucinich said, referring to the Bush administration’s decision to lable Iran’s Revolutionary Guard a terrorist organization. “This designation will set the stage for more..

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US anti-war group ordered to take down Iraq demo posters

A US anti-war group has been warned it will be fined 10,000 dollars if it does not remove posters in Washington announcing a march in the capital next month against US involvement in Iraq, a spokeswoman said Wednesday.

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Should Uncle Sam Legalize & Tax Marijuana?!?

With governments scrambling to find new sources of revenue to pay for important social objectives such as health care and education expect to see the idea raised in Parliament soon…

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White House may prevent general from testifying publicly

If the White House gets its way, the Bush Administration’s Sept. 15 progress report on Iraq may be delivered by the U.S. secretaries of state and defense — and not by top US Iraq General David Petraeus and US Iraq Ambassador Ryan Crocker in a widely anticipated public congressional briefing.

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Psychologists to CIA: We condemn torture

The American Psychological Association, the world’s largest professional organization of psychologists, is poised to issue a formal condemnation of a raft of notorious interrogation tactics employed by U.S. authorities against detainees during the so-called war on terror, from simulated drowning to sensory deprivation.

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6 Most Over-Hyped Threats to America (And What Should Scare You Instead)

Some say that the government and the media are partners in a vast conspiracy, with a goal of making you so afraid that you’ll submit to their every desire. And, well—that sounds about right.

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Scans ’show CIA wikipedia edits’

An online tool that claims to reveal the identity of organisations that edit Wikipedia pages has revealed that the CIA was involved in editing entries. Wikipedia Scanner allegedly shows that workers on the agency’s computers made edits to the page of Iran’s President.

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U.S. gives Israel another $30,000,000,000

US Undersecretary of State Nicholas Burns has signed a deal that will provide Israel with $30bn (£14.8bn) of military aid over the next 10 years.

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