July 24, 2013

Those who have been forced fed continue to be force fed, their numbers have not dropped, but there is more pressure now on the President to do something positive about Gitmo, lawyer Jon Eisenberg who represents one of the inmates told RT.

The US Senate is due to hold its first hearing since 2009 into the…

July 24, 2013

A disturbing trend is unfolding where some entity is attempting to frame prominent anti-establishment activists and alternative media organizations with child pornography.



These activists are being sent emails with malicious attachments containing images of child porn in a…

July 22, 2013

Never mind the non-stop collection of metadata and other sneaky surveillance tools being implemented by the NSA: a new report has revealed that the National Security Agency’s spy powers allow the government to grab location data on just about anyone.

In an article published by the Washington Post over the…

July 20, 2013

US Secretary of State John Kerry has reportedly promised his Venezuelan counterpart to close NATO airspace to the country’s flights and stop crucial oil product deliveries if Caracas grants asylum to NSA leaker Edward Snowden.

Last Friday night, just hours after Venezuela agreed to provide political asylum to…

Jul. 18, 2013

The commander of the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit was removed from his position on Wednesday, less than a week after the force’s subordinate units were first brought together to deploy in 2014, Marine officials said.

Col. James Christmas was relieved of command by Maj. Gen. Raymond Fox, the commander of II…

TO ALL THE KIDS WHO SURVIVED THE* * 1930's, 40's, 50's, 60's and 70's!

First, we survived being born to mothersWho smoked and/or drank while they were, Pregnant.

They took aspirin, ate blue cheese dressing, Tuna from a can and didn't get tested for diabetes.

Then after that trauma, we were put to sleep on our tummies in baby cribs, covered with bright…

July 18, 2013

A military judge on Thursday declined to dismiss a key charge against the Army private responsible for the largest leak of classified material in American history, a decision with significant implications for the future publication of secret government material, according to civil libertarians and press freedom…

July 17, 2013

Russian government's telecom watchdog agency has given Skype the green light to continue operating in Russia without a license, after rejecting an appeal from mobile operator MTS.

Mobile operators in Russia have complained about Skype’s presence in the Russian market, as it cuts traditional carrier revenue and eats up…

July 17, 2013

The Obama administration has won the latest battle in their fight to indefinitely detain US citizens and foreigners suspected of being affiliated with terrorists under the National Defense Authorization Act of 2012.

Congress granted the president the authority to arrest and hold individuals accused of terrorism without…

July 17, 2013

Snowden has no plans to leave Russia yet, according to the lawyer who is assisting the NSA whistleblower. Anatoly Kucherena also said that Russia has no legal basis to hand over Snowden to the US.

“Snowden says that he doesn’t want to leave Russia, at least, until he gets temporary asylum,” Kucherena…

July 14. 2013

A key congressional Republican said on Sunday that the Obama administration must step up efforts and exert "any and all pressure" on Russia to get it to hand over Edward Snowden, the former U.S. spy agency contractor turned fugitive leaker.

"I'm sure Russia loves this," Representative Michael McCaul, chairman of the U.S.…

July 13, 2013

Former NSA contractor and whistleblower Edward Snowden possesses dangerous information which could potentially lead to America's “worst nightmare” if it is revealed, according to the journalist who first published Snowden's leaked documents.

“Snowden has enough information to cause more damage to the US…

July 11, 2013

Microsoft worked hand-in-hand with the United States government in order to allow federal investigators to bypass encryption mechanisms meant to protect the privacy of millions of users, Edward Snowden told The Guardian.

According to an article published on Thursday by the British newspaper, internal National…

July 12, 2013

Janet Napolitano said Friday she will resign as Homeland Security …

7/10/2013

Feeling the wind is at their backs, many activists who attended a Frack-Free Colorado meeting in Boulder on Tuesday night wanted to discuss the next steps toward a statewide fracking moratorium or ban on the practice.

The 20 or so people who volunteered to be in a group focusing on a statewide ballot initiative…

July 11, 2013

London officials are facing scrutiny over the spiraling cost of maintaining a 24-hour police watch outside of the Ecuadorian embassy, where WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has now resided for a year.

According to a letter sent in response to London assembly member Jenny Jones, London’s Metropolitan police…

June 28, 2013

• Dubbed the most expensive prison on Earth,  the facility has 166 inmates currently in  custody
• Around 104 prisoners have been on hunger  strike since February – they are being force-fed
• If they refuse to eat, a tube is inserted  through their nose into their stomach while …

June 20, 2013

Childnet International, a non-profit working to keep kids safe on the Internet, has issued a stern warning to computer owners today: Hackers can take over webcams without your knowledge, so keep them covered up when not in use. Once your computer is infected by a Trojan virus – often acquired by visiting the wrong website or by…

July 09, 2013

Extremely graphic footage featuring US actor and rapper Yasiin Bey, otherwise known as Mos Def, has revealed what the standard operating procedure for force-feeding Guantanamo Bay hunger strikers may look and feel like.

Follow RT’s day-by-day…

July 09, 2013

A new report has revealed that the rice supply in at least 30 countries may have already been contaminated with genetically modified strains from US exports, thereby threatening worldwide contamination.

A new report by the GM Contamination Register has disclosed US Department of Agriculture findings from 2006…