December 15, 2011 by legitgov ShareThis Breaking: Indefinite detention bill passes in Senate 16 Dec 2011 (rt.com) Exactly 220 years to the date after the Bill of Rights was ratified, the US Senate today voted 86 to 13 in favor of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012, allowing the indefinite detention and [...]
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December 16, 2011
December 15, 2011
US flag ceremony ends war in Iraq
15 December 2011 Last updated at 13:48 GMT Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. US Defences Secretary, Leon Panetta: “To all of the men and women in uniform today your nation is deeply indebted to you.” The flag of American forces in Iraq has been lowered in Baghdad, bringing nearly nine years [...]
December 14, 2011
Moscow Protests Get Legs with Social Media
A Moscow march to protest election fraud unexpectedly drew tens of thousands of people on Saturday. With 40 percent of Russian adults online, many say social media, including the Russian social networking site VKontakte, has made it possible for a long stalled opposition movement in Russia to organize a rally that size. Last Saturday Danila [...]
December 7, 2011
December 6, 2011
US politics live: Herman Cain denies endorsement rumours
Good morning: Herman Cain may have crashed out of the Republican presidential nomination contest but now the battle begins for his followers, donors and supporters, orphaned by Cain’s decision to drop out. Cain is said to be holding a press conference at 2pm today – supposedly to announce who he is endorsing – although Cain’s [...]
December 5, 2011
Assange in court for final battle against extradition
December 5, 2011 by legitgov ShareThis Assange in court for final battle against extradition 05 Dec 2011 WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will today make what could be a last throw of the legal dice to avoid extradition to Sweden to face sex crime allegations. He will ask to have his case taken to Britain’s Supreme [...]
December 5, 2011
US forced to leave Pakistan base as relations reach new low after NATO attack
December 5, 2011 by legitgov ShareThis US forced to leave Pakistan base as relations reach new low after NATO attack that killed 24 04 Dec 2011 US military personnel have begun leaving Shamsi air base in Pakistan, after a NATO attack that killed 24 Pakistani soldiers near the Afghan border plunged U.S.-Pakistani relations to an [...]
December 4, 2011
December 4, 2011
December 3, 2011
Is America exceptional? Views from left and right
Editor’s note: David A. Lake is the Jerri-Ann and Gary E. Jacobs professor of social sciences, distinguished professor of political science and acting dean of social sciences at the University of California, San Diego. He is the author of “Hierarchy in International Relations.” (CNN) — The United States is an exceptional country. On this, almost [...]
November 26, 2011
17 Detroit Officers Suspended After Walkout
November 26, 2011 by legitgov ShareThis 17 Detroit Officers Suspended After Walkout –After walking off of the job Friday, 17 Detroit police officers have been suspended. 22 Nov 2011 After walking off of the job Friday, 17 Detroit police officers have been suspended, pending the outcome of an Internal Affairs investigation, Police Chief Ralph Godbee [...]
November 26, 2011
November 24, 2011
November 24, 2011
DHS denies report of water utility hack
November 23, 2011 by legitgov ShareThis DHS denies report of water utility hack 22 Nov 2011 The Department of Homeland Security and FBI today dismissed the conclusions of a report that a cyber intrusion caused a pump at an Illinois water utility to burn out. But the statement doesn’t explain why an Illinois state terrorism [...]