Judge Grants Motion To Dismiss In NSA Surveillance Case – 28 December 2013

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Judge Grants Motion to Dismiss in NSA Surveillance Case

CommonDreams – No Austerity For Military Budget In 2014 – 28 December 2013

NDAA offers limited reforms to Guantánamo and military sexual assault policy, yet keeps ‘war economy’ dollars flowing

– Sarah Lazare, staff writer

The NDAA includes a limited ease on transfers of Guantanamo Bay inmates to other countries but bans their transfer to the United States (Photo: Reuters / Bob Strong)In an era of bipartisan agreement on austerity cuts to vital services and workers’ benefits, military-industrial-complex spending will continue into the new year untouched.

Jon Rappoport – Duck Dynasty On Trial – 28 December 2013

Author’s note: Based on experience, I know at least a few people out there will believe this is a factual account of a true trial. Brain damage? Public-school education? Drugs?

No, this account isn’t real.

It’s more real than real.

I have never met Phil Robertson. I’ve never watched Duck Dynasty. The last time I ate duck was 1968. I went back to chicken and turkey. I’ve seen ducks. The ones with green heads are attractive. I believe ducks are well-behaved, in contrast to their distant relatives, geese, which are a quite nasty bunch. And that’s it.

Ralph Smart – Infinite Waters (Diving Deep) – Around The World – Within – 28 December 2013

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Turkish Court Blocks Govt Attempt To Control Judiciary – 28 December 2013

A Turkish court has blocked a government attempt to force police and prosecutors to disclose investigations to their superiors. The move comes amid a high-profile graft scandal that has brought down members of Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan’s cabinet.

The Council of State, Turkey’s top administrative court, barred the regulation on Friday. The government’s attempt had been slammed by Erdogan’s critics as a way to stifle the corruption probe involving businessmen and some high-profile figures, including the sons of three ministers.

A lawsuit against the controversial regulation had been filed to the Council by the Ankara Bar Association.

The Supreme Board of Judges and Prosecutors (HSYK) also accused the document of being unconstitutional and violating the principle of the separation of powers.

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Royal Pardon: Bahraini Court Acquits Princess Accused Of Torturing Doctors – 28 December 2013

Two police officers, including a Bahraini princess, have been acquitted by a Manama court. They were accused of torturing doctors while in detention during political unrest in the Gulf Arab state in 2011.

The Bahraini government’s Information Affairs Authority (IAA) said Monday that Sheikha Noura bint Ibrahim al-Khalifa, who works within the police force, and another officer were acquitted Monday by the Supreme Criminal Appeals Court, Reuters reported.

The IAA said the Appeals Court had upheld a previous verdict from July 1 in which she was acquitted.

Sheikha Noura was charged with using “torture, force and threats against Zahra al-Sammak and Kholoud al-Durazi to make them confess to a crime,” Nawaf Hamza, head of the Public Prosecution’s Special Investigations Unit, told Reuters in January. She denied all charges.

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Fox News Shockingly Reports The Truth On GMOs – 28 December 2013

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Fueling Aocial Anger: ‘Governments Failed The Test’ In 2013 – 28 December 2013

Governments have largely failed the test of representation, and the minor concessions they made haven’t dissipated protests but fueled social anger, Curtis Ellis, Executive Director of the American Jobs Alliance, told RT.

“People feel that governments aren’t representing their interests. People have their backs against the wall, they have been squeezed economically, they are seeing all their dreams collapsed around them. So they feel they have no alternative but to take to the streets and express themselves in a way that the governments cannot ignore them,” he said.

In 2013, protests broke out in all parts of the world, showing people’s discontent with government policies on all levels, most of which RT has been covering. Just in December, Ukraine and Thailand saw large anti-government rallies. In Europe protests against austerity have been happening throughout the year and were echoed in the US, where the Million Mask March shook the world focusing everyone’s attention on corruption and internationally encroaching and far reaching spy operations. Protest movements also continued across Asia and Middle East. In July Egyptian demonstrations erupted with clashes between supporters and opponents of ousted President Morsi, and Tunisia renewed protests against its Islamist government. Environmentalist issues also propelled people to the streets, like discontent with Monsanto policies and government support for fracking. And those are just few examples.

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