December 15, 2011 by legitgov ShareThis Anonymous targets indefinite detention bill 15 Dec 2011 Cyber activists linked to the Anonymous collective are mobilizing to oppose legislation that would allow the military to indefinitely detain US citizens suspected of terrorist activity on American soil. Known as NDAA (National Defense Authorization Act) FY 2012, the legislation also [...]
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Al-Qaida is holding 70-year-old US aid worker who was kidnapped in Pakistan
Al-Qaida says it is holding a 70-year-old American aid worker abducted in Pakistan three months ago. Ayman al-Zawahiri, the al-Qaida leader, said in a video that Warren Weinstein, who was kidnapped by armed men in Lahore, would be freed only if the US ceases its air strikes on Afghanistan and Pakistan, and frees prisoners. “Just [...]
October 15, 2011
Appeals court: Alabama police can detain suspected illegal immigrants
A federal appeals court issued a ruling Friday that temporarily blocked parts of an Alabama law requiring schools to check the immigration status of students but let stand a provision that allows police to detain immigrants that are suspected of being in the country illegally. The 11th US Circuit Court of Appeals issued the order [...]