CIA Can Withhold Detainee Torture Photo, Waterboarding Cables
ShareThisCIA Can Withhold Detainee Torture Photo, Waterboarding Cables 21 May 2012 The Second Circuit Court of Appeals ruled on Monday that the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) doesn't have to release a photo of an alleged 'al-Qaida' operative following a session of enhanced interrogation techniques (EIT) torture, reports The Associated Press. The decision is the latest development in an eight-year-old dispute between the CIA and the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) over EIT records. The American Civil... Read more...
legitgov.org, Yesterday, 6:32pm
JPMorgan Chase Losses Eclipse $30 Billion
ShareThisJPMorgan Chase Losses Eclipse $30 Billion 21 May 2012 Champion American complainer Jamie Dimon complained on Monday about Wall Street regulation, while also insisting he not be described as a complainer. All the while, his bank's losses, partly resulting from lax regulation, continued to grow. An initial $2 billion trading loss has likely resulted in a total loss of more than $30 billion, when you include a 19 percent drop in the bank's stock price. By itself, the trading loss alone might balloon to more than $6 billion, according to one estimate. Read more...
legitgov.org, Yesterday, 5:53pm
Hartford School in 'Lock-in' as Bomb Squad Arrives
ShareThisHartford School in 'Lock-in' as Bomb Squad Arrives [WHY would students subjected to a 'locked-in' during a bomb threat -- to amplify the injury/death toll during the false flag?] 21 May 2012 A Hartford school was on lock-in as the bomb squad responded to the Old North Cemetery on Main Street to investigate what turned out to be an art project. The bomb squad was called to investigate what was described as a can with wires sticking out. The art project is called "Lighten Up: A Public Art Project," is actually a series of public light-based artworks that museum MATRIX 164 artist Jan Tichy and the Amistad Center for Art &... Read more...
legitgov.org, Yesterday, 5:11pm
Drone Hunting Permit
ShareThisDrone Hunting Permit Posted by www.legitgtov.org 22 May 2012
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legitgov.org, Yesterday, 4:22pm
Catholic Groups File Against Obama Contraception Mandate
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Court: In Vitro Babies Not Entitled to SS 'Survivor' Benefits
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Obama Says He's Confident Afghans Can Take Security Lead
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Former Goldman Sachs Director Rajat Gupta Faces Insider Trading Trial
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Injuries, arrests in clashes between protesters and police
ShareThisInjuries, arrests in clashes between protesters and police 20 May 2012 A standoff between police and anti-war demonstrators near the NATO summit at McCormick Place left several protesters bloodied and led to dozens of arrests, as delegates gathered for the first of two days of meetings. The confrontation, which flared up late this afternoon near the corner of Michigan Avenue and Cermak Road, lasted for almost two hours, as officers in full riot gear went nose to nose with demonstrators, with police determined to keep the crowd away from the convention center where NATO... Read more...
legitgov.org, Yesterday, 4:29am
'West mulling military action against Iran'
ShareThis'West mulling military action against Iran' 21 May 2012 Some Western countries are still considering a military operation against Iran as an option over its nuclear programme, a Russian minister said Sunday. "Russia is concerned that the possibility to try to solve the Iranian nuclear problem by military means is still viewed as real," Xinhua quoted Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov as saying. "We still hear messages from public and intelligence channels, which show that certain capitals regard this option as much more applicable to the situation (around Iran) than it was before," he said upon his return from... Read more...
legitgov.org, Yesterday, 3:14am
Federal appeals panel hears CIA leak case in Va.
ShareThisFederal appeals panel hears CIA leak case in Va. 18 May 2012 The federal government is asking an appeals panel to reverse a ruling that shields a reporter from testifying in the case of an ex-CIA officer charged with leaking classified information about a botched covert operation in Iran. U.S. Department of Justice attorney Robert Parker told the three-judge panel of the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday that it should reverse a pretrial ruling by U.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema that sharply narrowed the scope of reporter James Risen's testimony in the prosecution of Jeffrey Sterling to very narrow issues that didn't require... Read more...
legitgov.org, Yesterday, 2:33am
Chicago police accused of planting evidence in 'Molotov cocktail' plot
ShareThisChicago police accused of planting evidence in 'Molotov cocktail' plot 19 May 2012 Lawyers for three protesters arrested on terrorist-related charges ahead of the Nato summit have accused police of entrapping them and encouraging an alleged bomb-making effort. The three were arrested on Wednesday night when members of the Chicago police department battered their way into an apartment in the Bridgeport area of the city. According to court documents released on Saturday, the three men considered targeting Barack Obama's re-election headquarters and the home of Chicago mayor Rahm Emanuel. The Chicago police... Read more...
legitgov.org, May 20, 7:56pm
U.S. army instructor shot in Yemen attack: security source
ShareThisU.S. army instructor shot in Yemen attack: security source 20 May 2012 A U.S. military instructor helping train Yemeni coastguards was shot and seriously wounded in an attack by unidentified assailants in the Red Sea city of Hudaida on Sunday, a Yemeni security source said. The source said two other U.S. instructors, who were travelling in the same car, were not hurt in the attack, which happened before noon on the group's journey to work. A caller told Reuters by telephone - not the group's usual method of communication - that the al Qaeda[CIAduh]-linked Ansar al-Sharia group was behind the attack. Read more...
legitgov.org, May 20, 6:35pm
2 accused in bomb-making schemes tied to NATO summit
ShareThis2 accused in bomb-making schemes tied to NATO summit 20 May 2012 Two more men have been charged with planning to make explosives to be used during the NATO summit. But authorities said they are not connected to three men in their 20s who were arrested in a Bridgeport raid earlier this week and charged under the state's anti-terror statutes with planning to use Molotov cocktails during the summit. Sebastian Senakiewicz, 24, was arrested Thursday afternoon without incident at his home, according to a police report. Mark Neiweem, 28, was charged with attempted possession of explosive or incendiary devices,... Read more...
legitgov.org, May 20, 6:19pm
Afghanistan toll as NATO leaders gather: 13 dead in suicide bombing Saturday; 2 U.S. troops killed Friday
ShareThisAfghanistan toll as NATO leaders gather: 13 dead in suicide bombing Saturday; 2 U.S. troops killed Friday 19 May 2012 As NATO leaders prepared for a two-day summit in Chicago to plot their armed forces' 'exit' from Afghanistan in 2014, a suicide bomber on Saturday detonated his explosive vest at a police checkpoint in eastern Khost province, killing 10 civilians, including two children, and three Afghan policemen. The blast, which occurred at Ali Sher district on the border with Pakistan, also wounded five policemen and a child, said a spokesman for... Read more...
legitgov.org, May 20, 5:41pm
NORAD intercepts 2 aircraft in restricted airspace during G-8 meeting at Camp David
ShareThisNORAD intercepts 2 aircraft in restricted airspace during G-8 meeting at Camp David 19 May 2012 Military aircraft have intercepted two small planes in restricted airspace around Camp David, where world leaders are gathering for an economic summit. The North American Aerospace Defense Command says the two Cessna 172 aircraft were out of radio communication on Friday evening inside a 30-mile restricted area around the presidential retreat. The restricted area was expanded temporarily for the Group of Eight talks. Read more...
legitgov.org, May 20, 4:19am
Fukushima Reactor 4 poses massive global risk
ShareThisFukushima Reactor 4 poses massive global risk 19 May 2012 The troubled Reactor 4 at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant is at the centre of a potential catastrophe. Reactor 4 -- and to a lesser extent Reactor 3 -- still hold large quantities of cooling waters surrounding spent nuclear fuel, all bound by a fragile concrete pool located 30 metres above the ground, and exposed to the elements. A magnitude 7 or 7.5 earthquake would likely fracture that pool, and disaster would ensue, says Arnie Gundersen, a nuclear engineer with Fairewinds Energy Education who has visited the site. The 1,535 spent fuel rods would become exposed to the air and would likely catch... Read more...
legitgov.org, May 20, 12:44am
Detained NATO protesters accused of Chicago terror plot
ShareThisDetained NATO protesters accused of Chicago terror plot 19 May 2012 Three men arrested when police raided a Chicago apartment had been planning to attack President Barack Obama's campaign headquarters, Mayor Rahm Emanuel's home and other targets, including police stations and squad cars, prosecutors said Saturday. The trio was arrested Wednesday in a nighttime raid in the Bridgeport neighborhood on the South Side. They're accused of trying to make Molotov cocktails ahead of the two-day NATO summit that starts Sunday. The three were charged with providing material support for terrorism, conspiracy to commit terrorism and... Read more...
legitgov.org, May 19, 4:16pm
National Guard's $26 million Sponsoring NASCAR's Dale Earnhardt Jr. Results in ZERO Recruits
ShareThisNational Guard's $26 million Sponsoring NASCAR's Dale Earnhardt Jr. Results in ZERO Recruits --Wasting Taxpayer Money Subsidizing NASCAR Must Stop 18 May 2012 Today, Congresswoman Betty McCollum (D-MN) expressed her outrage and disbelief at the level of waste in the National Guard's recruitment budget. In 2012, the National Guard is spending $26.5 million to sponsor Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s #88 car in NASCAR races for the purposes of recruitment. Over the past five years Earnhardt's racing team has received over $136... Read more...
legitgov.org, May 19, 4:04pm
Congressmen Seek to Lift Propaganda Ban
ShareThisCongressmen Seek to Lift Propaganda Ban --Propaganda that was supposed to target foreigners could now be aimed at Americans, reversing a longstanding policy. 18 May 2012 An amendment that would legalize the use of propaganda on American audiences is being inserted into the latest defense authorization bill, BuzzFeed has learned. The amendment would "strike the current ban on domestic dissemination" of propaganda material produced by the State Department and the Pentagon, according to the summary of the law at the House Rules Committee's official website. The tweak to the bill would essentially neutralize two previous acts—the Smith-Mundt Act... Read more...
legitgov.org, May 19, 3:18pm
3 men charged with terror conspiracy ahead of NATO summit
ShareThis3 men charged with terror conspiracy ahead of NATO summit 19 May 2012 Three men arrested earlier this week when police raided a Chicago apartment were being held Saturday on terrorism conspiracy charges, accused of trying to make Molotov cocktails ahead of the NATO summit. Their attorney, Sarah Gelsomino, said the men are "absolutely in shock and have no idea where these charges are coming from." They were scheduled to be in court later Saturday for a bond hearing on charges of conspiracy to commit terrorism, possession of an explosive or incendiary device and providing material support for terrorism. Six others arrested Wednesday in the South... Read more...
legitgov.org, May 19, 12:47pm
MBTA to spread bacteria on Red Line in bioterror test
ShareThisMBTA to spread bacteria on Red Line in bioterror test --Homeland Security and the T plan to release 'dead' bacteria at three Red Line stops during off-hours. --Dates for the tests have not been made known. 18 May 2012 The MBTA [Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority] and Homeland Security plan to release dead [Yeah, right!] bacteria into three Red Line stations this summer to test bioterror sensors. The bacteria, bacillus subtilis, is not infectious even in its live form, according to government documents. The tests will be done in Cambridge and Somerville at the Davis, Harvard Square and Porter Stations.... Read more...
legitgov.org, May 19, 4:02am
US Special Forces in Yemen
ShareThisUS Special Forces in Yemen 17 May 2012 A group of about 20 U.S. special forces are on the ground in Yemen, helping the government fight insurgents in the south of the country, officials say. Their work includes using high-tech equipment to help the Yemeni military locate targets, the Los Angeles Times reported. The new president US-installed puppet, Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadid, is reported to be more willing to work with the United States than his predecessor, Ali Abdullah Saleh, who stepped down after months of protests. Read more...
legitgov.org, May 19, 2:56am
Designer Flu: How scientists made a killer virus airborne
ShareThisUS bioterrorists are dying to get the pandemic party started: Designer Flu: How scientists made a killer virus airborne 02 Jun 2012 Last summer, scientists performed an experiment that could have been ripped from the script of a Hollywood thriller. Sealed off in high-tech laboratories in the Netherlands and Wisconsin, researchers transformed one of the world's most deadly viruses, transmissible by direct contact, into versions capable of spreading through the air... Merely swapping hemagglutinins wasn't enough to make the composite virus into an airborne infectious flu in ferrets, though. [Wisconsin] Read more...
legitgov.org, May 19, 1:30am
CLG Newsletters Blocked - 18 May 2012
ShareThisCLG Newsletters Blocked - 18 May 2012 Posted by Lori Price, http://www.legitgov.org/ 18 May 2012 CLG readers, especially AT&T clients: If you do not always receive your CLG Newsletter - or they arrive on an intermittent basis -- it's because the CLG's webhoster's mail server is getting 'greylisted' and blocked. If you did not receive the updates I sent at *5 a.m.* (because that's when I'm finishing working on the myriad of technical problems and obstacles that, for some reason, I face daily), please write lori at legitgov.org and put 'Friday's Newsletter' in the subject... Read more...
legitgov.org, May 18, 5:26pm
Wisconsin Dems furious with DNC for refusing to invest big money in Walker recall
ShareThisWisconsin Dems furious with DNC for refusing to invest big money in Walker recall By Greg Sargent 14 May 2012 Top Wisconsin Democrats are furious with the national party - and the Democratic National Committee in particular - for refusing their request for a major investment in the battle to recall Scott Walker, I'm told. The failure to put up the money Wisconsin Dems need to execute their recall plan comes at a time when the national Republican Party is sinking big money into defending Walker, raising fears that... Read more...
legitgov.org, May 18, 5:13am
Protesters March to Obama Campaign HQ, NATO Member Consulates
ShareThisProtesters March to Obama Campaign HQ, NATO Member Consulates 17 May 2012 Dozens of anti-NATO activists focused their attention Thursday on President Barack Obama's campaign headquarters and a handful of downtown consulates for NATO member nations. CBS 2 reports it has been a busy day around the Prudential Building, the site of Obama's re-election campaign headquarters. As has been the case all week, protesters touched on a variety of subjects, calling for an end to military drone strikes and oil pipelines in Alaska and Canada. Read more...
legitgov.org, May 18, 5:03am
Lawyers Guild claims NATO activists 'disappeared' without warrant or charges
ShareThisLawyers Guild claims NATO activists 'disappeared' without warrant or charges --'Essentially these people were disappeared for more than 12 hours until we could finally locate them.' 18 May 2012 According to an interview with National Lawyers Guild (NLG) spokesman Kris Hermes, Chicago police officers Read more...
legitgov.org, May 18, 4:42am
Fighter Jets In Skies Over Chicago On Friday Morning Before NATO Summit
ShareThisFighter Jets In Skies Over Chicago On Friday Morning Before NATO Summit --Military jets have been authorized to shoot down any aircraft that violates secure airspace over Chicago. 17 May 2012 U.S. fighter jets will be actively flying over Chicago on Friday as part of a security drill in the days before the NATO Summit. The U.S. North American Aerospace Defense (NORAD) Command Region fighters–including Air Force KC-135 tankers, Air Force F-16s, and a Coast Guard HH-65 Dolphin helicopters–will be visible on Friday morning, beginning... Read more...
legitgov.org, May 18, 2:20am
United States Enrichment Corp., bailed out once, seeks more federal money for new project
ShareThisUnited States Enrichment Corp., bailed out once, seeks more federal money for new project --USEC's supporters in Congress have inserted language in versions of three different spending bills that would provide as much as $150 million. 16 May 2012 The troubled [corpora-terrorists] United States Enrichment Corp., on the brink of closing a Kentucky enrichment plant, has been bailed out in a complex Energy Department accord designed to keep that facility open one... Read more...
legitgov.org, May 17, 10:45pm
U.S. has 55 daily encounters with 'suspected terrorists'
ShareThisU.S. has 55 daily encounters with 'suspected terrorists' --TSC operates a 24-hour command center, resembling something from a Hollywood thriller, complete with giant wall-screen projections and signs flashing 'SECRET.' 15 May 2012 Law enforcement and homeland security personnel face an average of 55 daily encounters with "known or suspected terrorists" named on government watchlists, officials told Reuters. U.S. officials said the encounters, which involve airport and border security personnel as well as federal and local law enforcement officers, are reported to the Terrorist Screening Center (TSC), an interagency unit led... Read more...
legitgov.org, May 17, 5:31pm
Nuclear power regulators call for fewer immediate evacuations in an accident
ShareThisNuclear power regulators call for fewer immediate evacuations in an accident 17 May 2012 The Associated Press reported Wednesday that the nation's nuclear power regulators quietly overhauled community emergency planning for nuclear accidents for the first time in more than three decades, requiring fewer exercises for major accidents and recommending that fewer people be evacuated right away. The revamp is the first since the program began as a result of the Three Mile Island accident, the worst... Read more...
legitgov.org, May 17, 4:35pm
AP: Evacuations and drills pared near nuclear plants
ShareThisAP: Evacuations and drills pared near nuclear plants 16 May 2012 Without fanfare, the nation's nuclear power regulators have overhauled community emergency planning for the first time in more than three decades, requiring fewer exercises for major accidents and recommending that fewer people be evacuated right away. Nuclear watchdogs voiced surprise and dismay over the quietly adopted revamp — the first since the program began after Three Mile Island in 1979. A mandate that local responders always run practice exercises for a radiation release has been eliminated — a move viewed as downright bizarre by some emergency planners. Read more...
legitgov.org, May 17, 4:32pm
Authorities: Nuclear engineer sought 'thrill' in DuPage hijacking
ShareThisAuthorities: Nuclear engineer sought 'thrill' in DuPage hijacking 11 May 2012 (IL) A man who operates reactors at a nuclear power plant was "thrill seeking" when he put on a mask and hijacked a woman's car at gunpoint, DuPage County authorities said Friday. Michael Buhrman, a senior reactor operator at Dresden Nuclear Power Plant in Morris, was charged with aggravated vehicular hijacking. Authorities said the 31-year-old Coal City man was armed with a loaded .45 caliber handgun and wearing a Halloween mask that resembled an elderly man when he approached a woman about 10 p.m. Wednesday in a Kohl's parking lot in Woodridge. Read more...
legitgov.org, May 17, 3:06pm