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Policemen Are Monsters
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Court Orders FBI to Expunge Website Records Under Privacy Act
The Reporters Committee For Freedom of the Press on Antiwar.com's latest victory against the evil FBI: In late November, a judge for the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California directed the Federal Bureau of Investigation to expunge certain records relating to Eric Garris, an editor of the website Antiwar.com, which describes itself as promoting “non-interventionism” and posts related news and opinions. The move comes after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit held in September that federal law prohibits law enforcement agencies from maintaining records...
US in Somalia
Rick writes: I’m looking for a podcast where you describe the origins of Al Shabaab. I know that Somalia was coming along well under the Islamic courts Union, then we screwed it up when GW asked Ethiopia to invade. Any help is much appreciated. Me: Here's a ton. Here's an article I wrote about it. Here's Tom interviewing me about it.
The Ripple Effect
I was a guest on Ricky Verandas's show.
You See, Government is Not Your Security Force, They Are Your Deadly Enemy
Washington Post: DEA seizes life savings of senile old man without the slightest pretext of a suspicion or belief that the money was involved in any crime at all. Every dollar Terry Rolin had saved over a lifetime was stacked in a large Tupperware container: $82,373. At 79, he was aging and worried about keeping so much cash on hand, his daughter said, so during one of her visits he asked her to open a joint bank account. Rebecca Brown was catching a flight home from the Pittsburgh airport early the next day and said she didn’t have time to stop at a bank. She confirmed on a government...
Lucky Kid
This cop only used his electro-shock torture gun on him instead of putting a bullet through his head. It's the little blessings in life, you know?
Be Careful
The cops might kidnap and rape and murder you.
U.S. Threatened Europe With Auto Tariffs Over Iran Nuclear Program
"That's what I love about America. We some God-damn bullies." --Katt Williams Reuters: "The Trump administration has threatened to impose a 25% tariff on European automobile imports if Britain, France and Germany do not formally accuse Iran of breaking the 2015 nuclear deal, the Washington Post reported on Wednesday, citing unnamed European officials. "The three European countries triggered a dispute mechanism under the agreement on Tuesday, amounting to a formal accusation against Tehran of violating its terms and could lead to the reinstatement of United Nations sanctions lifted under the...
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