A judge has blocked the US state of Pennsylvania from requiring voters to show photo identification in next month’s elections. It’s a setback for Republican state officials who had championed the proposal in the politically divided state. Al Jazeera’s Cath Turner reports from Philadelphia.
Archives for October 2012
NYPD RNC arrests ruled illegal
October 3, 2012 By 1 Comment
New York Federal Court ruled that a huge chunk of mass arrests issued by the NYPD were unconstitutional. The arrests in question took place at the Republican National Convention in 2004, and the police actions there resulted in 1,800 detained – the most ever during a political convention in the US. RT’s Liz Wahl has […]
TSA to install molecular body scanners
October 2, 2012 By 11 Comments
TSA is introducing the new full body scanner system to the American airports. The scanners will be capable of detecting every tiny trace of any substance of your body to find gunpowder or any bomb making materials. However the devices can also trace the level of adrenaline in the body. RT’s Kristine Frazao has more […]
Bad Romance: Iran saber-rattling strains US-Israel relationship
October 2, 2012 By 17 Comments
Israel seems keen on going to war with Iran over its controversial nuclear program. However Tel Aviv’s top ally, the US is pushing for patience instead. Could it be election season cautiousness from Washington or have relations soured with Israel?
Less precious than birds? Europe fences off African immigrants
October 2, 2012 By 4 Comments
The tide of illegal immigrants from Africa to Europe does not seem to be slowing, with many countries still struggling to return to normal life after the events of the Arab spring. But people who have overcome the natural barriers are finding the ones set by humans impossible to surpass. RT’s Oksana Boyko looks at […]
Fast and Furious: The Body Count Grows
October 2, 2012 By 10 Comments
TheAlexJonesChannel Republican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan agrees with presidential candidate Mitt Romney’s call for Attorney General Eric Holder to resign, or for President Barack Obama to fire him, over Operation Fast and Furious, a Ryan spokesman told The Daily Caller. “The congressman agrees with the governor,” Ryan spokesman Brendan Buck told TheDC on Sunday, […]
DECLASSIFIED MEMO: Top Military Leaders Wanted 911-Like Event to Shape Public Opinion on Terror-War
October 2, 2012 By 2 Comments
by Debbie & William Lewis Take Back Washington It is said that history repeats itself, unless we learn from it. Was the “War on Terrorism” incited by lessons not learned in US History? Some say yes. In March of 1962, the highest-ranking officers of each branch of the military, known more popularly as the Joint […]
U.S. to pull the plug on USAID(CIA) operations in Russia
October 2, 2012 By 10,795 Comments
Kommersant | Russian getting wise to Washington’s covert ‘NGO’ game.
‘Naked Body’ Scanners Scrapped at UK’s Manchester Airport After Cancer Scare
October 1, 2012 By 4,545 Comments
RT | Airports across the EU may abandon the use of X-ray scanners.
Ex-TSA Agent: We Steal from Travelers All the Time (is anyone surprised?)
October 1, 2012 By 5 Comments
RT A TSA agent convicted of stealing more than $800,000 worth of goods from travelers said this type of theft is “commonplace” among airport security. Almost 400 TSA officers have been fired for stealing from passengers since 2003. Pythias Brown, a former Transportation Security Administration officer at Newark Liberty International Airport, spent four years stealing […]
