‘Police State’ Archives
Germans Hail Snowden as NSA Evokes Stasi Seizing Lives of Others
Bloomberg | July 10, 2013 By Cornelius Rahn & Leon Mangasarian Willi Kuhlmann remembers the day the Berlin Wall was erected on Aug. 13, 1961, and how the system of spying on East German citizens by secret police known as the Stasi intensified. His experience as a border [Read More]
The Psychotic Militarization of Law Enforcement
Old-Thinker News | July 15, 2013 By Sartre How did it ever come down to abandoning peace keeping and accepting law enforcement by any means? Even the New York Times expresses alarm in, When the Police Go Military. “The Posse Comitatus Act of 1878 generally bars the [Read More]
U.S. enjoys July 4 parades, picnics under watchful eyes of police
Reuters | July 4, 2013 By Barbara Goldberg People across the United States gathered on Thursday for parades, picnics and fireworks at Independence Day celebrations, held under unprecedented security following the Boston Marathon bombings. Spectators waving U.S. flags and [Read More]
Fugitive Snowden in Russia seeking Ecuador asylum
Reuters | June 23, 2013 Fugitive former U.S. spy agency contractor Edward Snowden is seeking asylum in Ecuador, the Quito government said on Sunday, after Hong Kong let him leave for Russia despite Washington’s efforts to extradite him on espionage charges. In a major [Read More]
Edward Snowden: US government has been hacking Hong Kong and China for years
South China Morning Post | June 13, 2013 By Lana Lam US whistle-blower Edward Snowden yesterday emerged from hiding in Hong Kong and revealed to the South China Morning Post that he will stay in the city to fight likely attempts by his government to have him extradited for [Read More]
New Precedent: Armed Domestic Drone Strikes Will Soon Be Reality
StoryLeak | May 23, 2013 By Anthony Gucciardi A new precedent has been set. Despite extensive denial that drone strikes would endanger Americans, Attorney General Eric Holder has now openly admitted that four US citizens were killed through overseas drone strikes since [Read More]
US counter-terror database jumps to 875,000 names – report
RT | May 3, 2013 The number of names on a US database used to track suspected terrorists has skyrocketed to 875,000 in five years, a US official told media. One of the alleged Boston Marathon bombers, Tamerlan Tsarnaev, was added to the list in 2011. The Terrorist [Read More]
Obama To Ohio State Grads: Reject Voices That Warn About Government Tyranny
Real Clear Politics | May 5, 2013 U.S. President Barack Obama gives the commencement address to the graduating class of The Ohio State University at Ohio Stadium on May 5, 2013 in Columbus, Ohio. PRESIDENT OBAMA: “Unfortunately, you’ve grown up hearing voices [Read More]
GAO Now Investigating DHS Ammo Purchases
US News | April 29, 2013 By Elizabeth Flock The Government Accountability Office tells Whispers it is now investigating large ammunition purchases made by the Department of Homeland Security. Chuck Young, a spokesman for GAO, says the investigation of the purchases is [Read More]
15 year old girl, kidnapped by German police, given psychiatric evaluation for being home schooled
Xrepublic | April 15, 2013 Comment from Old-Thinker News: The modern schooling system derives much of its current state from its Prussian roots. Children are treated as empty vessels - rather than human beings with rich souls to be nurtured to their full potential [Read More]