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UK launches parliamentary inquiry into Guardian’s NSA leaks

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RT - 10/17/13

 

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Britain is to launch a parliamentary inquiry into the Guardian newspaper’s leaks by Edward Snowden as part of a broad counter-terrorism inquiry. The probe was announced hours after PM David Cameron called the leaks “dangerous” for national security.

 

Addressing the UK parliament Wednesday, Cameron accused the newspaper of damaging national security by publishing sensitive data provided by the former NSA contractor.

 

More: RT.com

 

A Citizens Guide To Understanding Corporate Media Propaganda Techniques

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EarthBlog News - 1/09/10, George Orwell

 

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Editors Note: A few decades ago, there were thousands of independent media outlets in the US. Today in America, six multi-national global media mega corporations run by six individuals control 96% of the content Americans see on TV and watch at the movies; read in books, magazines and newspapers, and hear on the radio.

Radio-beam device can disable car and boat engines from 50m

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The Engineer - 10/16/13, Jason Ford

 

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E2V has developed a non-lethal weapon that can disable the engines of motor vehicles and small boats at a distance of up to 50m in under three seconds.

 

Such non-lethal systems generate intense RF (radio frequency) pulses and Wood euphemistically said these pulses ‘confuse’ a vehicle’s electronics, rendering them temporarily inoperable.

 

More: TheEngineer.co.uk

 

The Crystal Skulls ~ New Video

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GFP Note: We are presenting this for
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As always, please use your discernment.

 

To watch the video, click on the source link at the bottom of the story.
 

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Scientology Fraud Conviction Upheld In France, Fines Church 600,000 Euros

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Huffington Post - 10/16/13, AP

 

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Members of the Church of Scientology, protest outside
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The Scientologists were accused of pressuring members into paying large sums for questionable services and materials and using "commercial harassment" against recruits. The group and bookstore were fined 600,000 euros ($814,000). The Scientologists' appeals of their convictions claimed infringement on their religious freedom.

 

More: HuffingtonPost.com

 

 

Another U.S. Whistleblower Behind Bars?

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Another U.S. Whistleblower Behind Bars?
Investor Jailed After Exposing Corrupt Azerbaijani Oil Deal

Democracy Now - 10/15/13

 

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In a Democracy Now! exclusive, we look at the case of multimillionaire American businessman and philanthropist Rick Bourke, who blew the whistle on a fraudulent scheme by international criminals to gain control of the oil riches of the former Soviet Republic of Azerbaijan — only to end up as the only person sent to jail by federal prosecutors in the massive conspiracy.

 

Video and more: DemocracyNow.org

 

Greenwald to publish more revelations, claims threats from US and UK

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RT.com - Edited 10/16/13

 

The Guardian's Brazil-based reporter Glenn Greenwald (R), who was among the first to reveal Washington's vast electronic surveillance program, accompanied by his partner David Miranda, testifies before the investigative committee of the Senate that examines charges of espionage by the United States in Brasilia on October 9, 2013, following press reports of US electronic surveillance in Brazil based on leaks from Edward Snowden, a former US National Security Agency contractor. (AFP Photo/Evaristo Sa)

The Guardian's Brazil-based reporter Glenn Greenwald (R), who was among the first to reveal Washington's vast electronic surveillance program, accompanied by his partner David Miranda, testifies before the investigative committee of the Senate that examines charges of espionage by the United States in Brasilia on October 9, 2013, following press reports of US electronic surveillance in Brazil based on leaks from Edward Snowden, a former US National Security Agency contractor. (AFP Photo/Evaristo Sa)

 

'Robin Hoods' who feed parking meters hit with lawsuit

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NBC News - 5/15/13, Erin McClam

 

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A group of self-styled Robin Hoods who scamper around the streets of a New Hampshire city and feed expired parking meters for strangers has been hit with a harassment lawsuit.

 

After they feed a meter, members of the group place a card on the windshield of the car that says: “We saved you from the king’s tariffs. Robin Hood and his Merry Men. Please consider paying it forward.” The card features the Disney depiction of Robin Hood as a fox.

 

Video and more: NBCNews.com

 

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