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How FBI Entrapment Is Inventing 'Terrorists' - and Letting Bad Guys Off the Hook | Rick Perlstein | Politics News | Rolling Stone
How FBI Entrapment Is Inventing 'Terrorists' - and Letting Bad Guys Off the Hook | Rick Perlstein | Politics News | Rolling Stone: The guy who convinced the plotters to blow up a big bridge, led them to the arms merchant, and drove the team to the bomb site was an FBI informant. The merchant was an FBI agent. The bomb, of course, was a dud. And the arrest was part of a pattern of entrapment by federal law enforcement since September 11, 2001, not of terrorist suspects, but of young men federal agents have had to talk into embracing violence in the first place. One of the Cleveland arrestees, Connor Stevens, complained to his sister of feeling "very pressured" by the guy who turned out to be an informant and was recorded in 2011 rejecting property destruction: "We're in it for the long haul and those kind of tactics just don't cut it," he said. "And it's actually harder to be non-violent than it is to do stuff like that." Though when Cleveland's NEWS Channel 5 broadcast that footage, they headlined it "Accused Bomb Plot Suspect Caught on Camera Talking Violence."
Arrested Protester Charges Mistreatment After Police Raid Apartment � CBS Chicago
Arrested Protester Charges Mistreatment After Police Raid Apartment � CBS Chicago: Kris Hermes, of the National Lawyers Guild said: “There is absolutely no evidence of molotov cocktails or any other criminal activity going on at this building.”
A tenant who agreed to host the out-of-town protesters says the police did seize his home-brew making equipment, including buckets, beer bottles and caps.
“If anybody would like some, I would like to offer them a sip of my beer,” said William Vassilakis.
A tenant who agreed to host the out-of-town protesters says the police did seize his home-brew making equipment, including buckets, beer bottles and caps.
“If anybody would like some, I would like to offer them a sip of my beer,” said William Vassilakis.
2 more activists charged related to NATO summit - Yahoo! News
2 more activists charged related to NATO summit - Yahoo! News: The Cook County State's Attorney's office charged Senakiewicz, 24, of Chicago, with falsely making a terrorist threat. Mark Neiweem, 28, of Chicago, is charged with attempted possession of explosives or incendiary devices. Both men were arrested Thursday.
NATO protest: Police clash with demonstrators in Chicago, marring otherwise peaceful march | The Lookout - Yahoo! News
NATO protest: Police clash with demonstrators in Chicago, marring otherwise peaceful march | The Lookout - Yahoo! News: One clash, according to the Associated Press, began when "dozens of protesters in black clothing surged toward a much smaller group of police, throwing objects at them. The "badly outnumbered officers fought back with truncheons, and people on both sides threw punches. As police reinforcements moved in, the pack of violent protesters fled," the AP said.
Sunday, May 6, 2012
Biden 'absolutely comfortable' with gay marriage - Yahoo! News
Biden 'absolutely comfortable' with gay marriage - Yahoo! News: "The president sets the policy. I am absolutely comfortable with the fact that men marrying men, women marrying women and heterosexual men and women marrying one another are entitled to the same exact rights, all the civil rights, all the civil liberties," Biden said.
Obama has said he favors civil unions but has stopped short of endorsing gay marriage. However, Obama has also said his views on the issue were evolving.
An endorsement of gay marriage could help energize core Democratic supporters ahead of the November election but it could also run the risk of alienating some independent voters who hold more conservative views on social issues.
Obama has said he favors civil unions but has stopped short of endorsing gay marriage. However, Obama has also said his views on the issue were evolving.
An endorsement of gay marriage could help energize core Democratic supporters ahead of the November election but it could also run the risk of alienating some independent voters who hold more conservative views on social issues.
Japan shuts down last working nuclear reactor | World news | guardian.co.uk
Japan shuts down last working nuclear reactor | World news | guardian.co.uk: The reactors are the first to be considered for reactivation by the government, but it faces an uphill battle to win public support.
FBI: We need wiretap-ready Web sites - now | Security & Privacy - CNET News
FBI: We need wiretap-ready Web sites - now | Security & Privacy - CNET News
How honest they are, now who the fuck is paying any attention
How honest they are, now who the fuck is paying any attention
Fascism rises from the depths of Greece's despair - Europe - World - The Independent
Fascism rises from the depths of Greece's despair - Europe - World - The Independent: "People here have been forgotten by the government," said Mr Roumeliotis. "They have done nothing about immigration." The skinheads are now talked of as "good boys" who are looking out for their community. What was happening in Ayios Panteleimonas – which has the highest concentration of immigrants in Athens – came to the attention of the rest of Greece when members of Golden Dawn were voted on to its local council.
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