Monthly Archives: July 2013

Preliminary Hearing: D.C. vs Kokesh

Posted on by

“Adam’s lawyer pressed the witness to describe the shotgun that was found in Herndon, and the witness could not name the model, but stated that it was the same shape and color as the one portrayed in the video. When asked if he knew what a green screen was, Detective Freeman noted that he ‘knew they existed” but that he ‘was not a video forensics analyst’. Judge Sullivan stated that it was ‘ridiculous to question’ the authenticity of the video, because Adam had ‘racked a shotgun for all the world to see’. It remains to be seen whether the facts will overcome the overwhelming bias that Judge Sullivan showed in the opening act of this high-profile case.”

http://adamvstheman.com/

Scan to Donate Bitcoin to Freedomwat.ch Staff
Did you like this?
Tip Freedomwat.ch Staff with Bitcoin
Donate via Installed Wallet

German president, contra chancellor Merkel, says whistleblowers like Snowden merit respect

Posted on by

“Germany’s president, who helped expose the workings of East Germany’s dreaded Stasi secret police, said whistleblowers like U.S. fugitive Edward Snowden deserved respect for defending freedom. Weighing in on a debate that could influence September’s federal election, President Joachim Gauck struck a very different tone from that of Chancellor Angela Merkel, who has assured Washington that Berlin would not shelter Snowden.  Gauck, who has little power but great moral authority, said people who work for the state were entitled to act according to their conscience, as institutions sometimes depart from the law.”

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/07/26/us-usa-security-snowden-germany-idUSBRE96P0NQ20130726

Scan to Donate Bitcoin to Freedomwat.ch Staff
Did you like this?
Tip Freedomwat.ch Staff with Bitcoin
Donate via Installed Wallet

Momentum Builds Against N.S.A. Surveillance

Posted on by

“The sudden reconsideration of post-Sept. 11 counterterrorism policy has taken much of Washington by surprise. As the revelations by Mr. Snowden, a former N.S.A. contractor, were gaining attention in the news media, the White House and leaders in both parties stood united behind the programs he had unmasked. They were focused mostly on bringing the leaker to justice.  Backers of sweeping surveillance powers now say they recognize that changes are likely, and they are taking steps to make sure they maintain control over the extent of any revisions.”

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/29/us/politics/momentum-builds-against-nsa-surveillance.html?_r=2&&pagewanted=all

Scan to Donate Bitcoin to Freedomwat.ch Staff
Did you like this?
Tip Freedomwat.ch Staff with Bitcoin
Donate via Installed Wallet

The Heartbreaking Story Of A Harmless Deadhead Sentenced To Die In Prison

Posted on by

“Timothy Tyler was 25 when he was sentenced to die in prison. Tyler, a Grateful Dead fan with no history of violence, got life without the possibility of parole for selling LSD to a police informant. He’d never gone to prison before. But a judge was forced to give him life because of two prior drug convictions — even though both those convictions resulted in probation. At 45, Tyler has been in prison for more than 20 years and will likely spend the rest of his life there. He got the same life sentence as rapist and kidnapper Ariel Castro because of federal mandatory minimum sententence guidelines.”

http://www.businessinsider.com/timothy-tylers-mandatory-minimum-sentence–life-in-prison-2013-7

Scan to Donate Bitcoin to Freedomwat.ch Staff
Did you like this?
Tip Freedomwat.ch Staff with Bitcoin
Donate via Installed Wallet

Detroit Cops Arrested For Robbing Drivers At Gunpoint

Posted on by

Detroit Cops Arrested For Robbing Drivers At Gunpoint

“Multiple Detroit police officers are suspected of committing armed robbery during recent traffic stops. There are reports of multiple incidents involving at least three officers.”

Scan to Donate Bitcoin to Freedomwat.ch Staff
Did you like this?
Tip Freedomwat.ch Staff with Bitcoin
Donate via Installed Wallet

Ron Paul On Foreign Aid: We Should Stop Funding These Nations, You Can’t Buy Friendship

Posted on by

Ron Paul On Foreign Aid: We Should Stop Funding These Nations, You Can’t Buy Friendship

“Former Rep. Ron Paul, (R-Texas), on why the U.S. should end foreign aid.”

Scan to Donate Bitcoin to Freedomwat.ch Staff
Did you like this?
Tip Freedomwat.ch Staff with Bitcoin
Donate via Installed Wallet

Auditor Urges Safeguards as USDA Pays 6,336 Dead People

Posted on by

“The U.S. Department of Agriculture may have improperly paid as much as $36 million in aid to 6,336 dead people, according to government auditors who recommended stronger safeguards. Random sampling of USDA’s program rolls with the Social Security Administration’s master list of dead individuals found that 6,336 people got conservation aid, crop-insurance subsidies or disaster assistance more than one year after they had died from 2008 through 2012, the Government Accounting Office said today in a report. Payments to the dead ‘may call into question whether these farm safety net programs are benefiting the agricultural sector as intended.'”

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-07-29/auditor-urges-safeguards-as-usda-pays-6-336-dead-people.html

Scan to Donate Bitcoin to Freedomwat.ch Staff
Did you like this?
Tip Freedomwat.ch Staff with Bitcoin
Donate via Installed Wallet

More Coloradans than ever are packing heat

Posted on by

“More Coloradans than ever are carrying concealed weapons, according to data from the Colorado Bureau of Investigation, which processed 31,518 background checks for concealed carry permits in the first six months of the year. That’s more than in all of 2011 and just 1,300 fewer than in all of 2012, according to the Denver Post. County sheriffs are responsible for issuing concealed carry permits and 55 of the state’s 64 sheriffs are suing Colorado to overturn what they see as overly restrictive gun control laws. These include a law mandating universal background checks and one limiting the size of ammunition magazines.”

http://dailycaller.com/2013/07/29/more-coloradans-than-ever-are-packing-heat

Scan to Donate Bitcoin to Freedomwat.ch Staff
Did you like this?
Tip Freedomwat.ch Staff with Bitcoin
Donate via Installed Wallet

Increasing use of costly military-style equipment by NH law enforcement questioned

Posted on by

“Concord is poised to accept $258,000 in federal funding to buy an armored vehicle that police say would provide protection during a terrorist attack, riot or shooting incident. In its grant application to DHS, the police department said New Hampshire’s experience with terrorism ‘slants primarily towards the domestic type,’ and said ‘the threat is real and here.’ ‘Groups such as the Sovereign Citizens, Free Staters and Occupy New Hampshire are active and present daily challenges,’ the application stated. In addition to organized groups, it cited ‘several homegrown clusters that are anti-government and pose problems for law enforcement agencies.'”

http://www.unionleader.com/article/20130728/NEWS07/130729284

Scan to Donate Bitcoin to Freedomwat.ch Staff
Did you like this?
Tip Freedomwat.ch Staff with Bitcoin
Donate via Installed Wallet

How the Military Industrial Complex Targeted the Amash Amendment

Posted on by

“The NSA gave members of Congress private scare briefings. Former Attorney Generals and past ‘spook agency’ leaders signed an open letter of opposition.  The Wall Street Journal attacked Amash as ‘unqualified’ to introduce such a bill.  The Democratic Whip’s office even suggested that the Amash amendment ‘…pertain[s] to persons who may be in communication with terrorist groups…’ But the absolute worst tactic came from the House Republican leadership. They offered an amendment that would supposedly protect Americans from the PRISM system. Sounds good right? Well… It was a fraud designed to peel away support from Amash.”

http://www.downsizedc.org/blog/how-the-military-industrial-complex-targeted-the-amash-amendment

The White House and the MIC did everything they could to defeat the Amash amendment…

  • The NSA gave members of Congress private scare briefings.
  • Former Attorney Generals and past  “spook agency” leaders signed an open letter of opposition.
  • The Wall Street Journal attacked Amash as “unqualified” to introduce such a bill.
  • The Democratic Whip’s office even suggested that the Amash amendment “…pertain[s] to persons who may be in communication with terrorist groups…”

But the absolute worst tactic came from the House Republican leadership…

They offered an amendment that would supposedly protect Americans from the PRISM system thatdragnets your Internet communications. Sounds good right? Well…

It was a fraud designed to peel away support from Amash.

Scan to Donate Bitcoin to Freedomwat.ch Staff
Did you like this?
Tip Freedomwat.ch Staff with Bitcoin
Donate via Installed Wallet