War on drugs + war on terror = war on basic rights

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Terror Tuesday: Adding many more drones to the volatile mix

How can a tawdry, doltish video posted on YouTube inflame so many people in more than twenty countries?

There’s the match and then there is the fuel.

Al-Qaeda has claimed that the attack on the US consulate in Benghazi was undertaken to avenge the killing-by-drone of Sheikh Abu Yahya al-Libi.

NYPD will set up checkpoints around OWS anniversary events on Monday, 9/17

The 99% are back for the one year anniversary of the Occupy Wall Street movement. Events this weekend include a day of education on Saturday and a day of celebration on Sunday. Organizers ask that activists descend upon their old stomping grounds at Liberty Plaza on Monday morning for a series of actions -- and instruct people to "wear business attire." Perhaps organizers predicted something like this:

Administration swiftly appeals Judge Forrest’s indefinite detention ruling

If you thought – as we did – that some time would elapse before the government would challenge the September 12^th ruling issued by Judge Katherine Forrest striking down indefinite detention, you would be wrong.

Big Brother Act of 2012 passes the House

On a vote of 301-118, the House of Representatives on Wednesday moved to reauthorize the Bush administration's warrantless spying bill of 2008 (called the "FISA Amendments Act" or FAA) for another five years, through December 31, 2017.

Censorship at Apple: No drone strike notification app for iPhone users

UPDATE: The app's creator, Josh Begley, tweeted this today. Apple doesn't seem to have a problem with drone apps, after all. 

Cool! A drone app that's neither 'crude' nor 'objectionable' twitter.com/joshbegley/sta…

Judge holds the line against indefinite detention

On June 6, US District Judge Katherine Forrest defied the government and upheld her own preliminary injunction against part of Section 1021 of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) of 2012. 

Judge Forrest sticks up for the US Constitution, strikes down indefinite detention

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“Courts must safeguard core constitutional rights.”

Using such unwavering language, US district judge Katherine Forrest has refused to bend to the Obama Administration that appointed her to the federal bench.

Internet activist Barrett Brown arrested by the FBI?

The following video purports to show law enforcement raiding the home of Anonymous affiliated journalist and transparency activist Barrett Brown and arresting him. The action starts at around 1:30. (Note: There's a lot of offensive language in the clip.)

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