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Posts from ‘January, 2012’

Actually yes, ignorance of the law is an excuse

By George Sand (Reprinted with author’s permission from Copblock.org) There are countless laws. Literally. Maybe not in the mathematical sense – it is technically possible to count the laws in existence, but based on a colloquial and general use of the term “countless” it is not really feasible for someone to count every law. Just [...]

Man arrested with explosives at airport was Army expert

Nothing to see here folks, just a man with a bomb. It’s unclear why Yahoo put the headline in the past tense. The guy still is an explosives expert trained by the Army even if he just got fired. SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) – A man arrested on New Years Eve at a Texas airport with explosives is [...]

President Obama Signs Indefinite Detention Bill Into Law

WASHINGTON – President Obama signed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) into law today. The statute contains a sweeping worldwide indefinite detention provision.  While President Obama issued a signing statement saying he had “serious reservations” about the provisions, the statement only applies to how his administration would use the authorities granted by the NDAA, and [...]

Remains of 274 U.S. Military Troops Dumped At Landfill By Dover AFB Mortuary 2004-2008

I’ll bet children of rich people don’t end up in landfills. Investigators have discovered that the remains of at least 274 U.S. military personnel that died in battle were dumped into a landfill by the Dover AFB Mortuary between 2004 and 2008. After three whistle blowers, James Parsons, Mary Ellen Spera and William Zwicharowski, sounded [...]