Phone calls to Prague? Emails to Ecuador? The United States government can currently sift through any international communication that crosses outside of American territory, but all that might soon change. The US Supreme Court decided on Monday this week that they will consider a case that challenges the powers for the federal government established in the FISA Amendments Act of 2008, a legislation... 

The US corporate superstructure conglomerate – including financial interests, the defense industry, oil companies and the media – brazenly manipulate American society, shares Peter Dale Scott, former diplomat, poet and prominent anti-war advocate. RT:Why do you think such a concept as Democracy is being so grossly misused? Peter Dale Scott: It is true, especially in the last 15-20 years,... 

Montreal police arresting a protester opposing Quebec student tuition fee hikes, May 20. 2012 Riot police have once again clashed with protesters in Montreal and arrested some 300 people protesting at the new legislation aimed at ending the three months of anti-tuition hikes protests. About 5,000 people took to the streets in the heart of the French speaking Latin Quarter neighborhoods on Sunday in... 

Police say men planned to target Barack Obama’s election headquarters but lawyers claim evidence was planted. Lawyers for three protesters arrested on terrorist-related charges ahead of the NATO summit have accused police of entrapping them and encouraging an alleged bomb-making effort. The three were arrested on Wednesday night when members of the Chicago police department battered their way into... 

But Obama’s own administration and the entire intelligence community believe Iran is not weaponizing. President Obama on Saturday claimed Iran’s nuclear program is a “grave concern” for world leaders, and said the U.S. and its allies were prepared to heap yet more sanctions on the country. Iran’s “continuing violation of international rules and norms and inability thus far to convince... 

Finally, some good news! I relish the opportunity to report truly positive news whenever possible, and recently U.S. District Judge Katherine Forrest of New York’s Eastern District gave me such an opportunity. For those who are unfamiliar with the tyrannical and ludicrously unconstitutional sections in question, please read my articles on the subject, especially my article debunking the myths surrounding... 

The biography on a promotional booklet, first produced in 1991 and used since 2007, produced by the literary agency Acton & Dystel listed President Obama as born in Kenya. The story, first reported by Breitbart.com, has now gone viral with millions of Americans wondering who our commander and chief actually is. For their part, the corporate controlled media (the same press agencies who are literally... 

Facebook users in California have filed a lawsuit against the social network seeking damages for invasion of their privacy and improper tracking. The suit consolidates 21 related cases filed in more than a dozen states in 2011 and early 2012 alleging that Facebook tracked internet use of its members even after they logged out of their accounts. Lawyers in the suit seek up to USD 10,000 for each Facebook... 

Chicago police and security personal are set for what they seem to believe will be a full scale battle with protesters during this weekends NATO Summit. With numerous protest groups set to launch widespread protests throughout the weekend, the police state is out like never before. In a move eerily reminiscent of the Soviet Union and East Germany, multiple activists were arrested and literally disappeared... 

A bizarre Foreign Ministry report circulating in the Kremlin today states that this Friday past (11 May) Russian Envoy Vladimir Vinokurov, the Consulate General of San Francisco, was approached near his hotel room during a visit to Los Angles by an agent of the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) identifying himself as Stephen Ivens [photo top right] who warned that he and a former... 

A series of documents released through a Freedom of Information Act submitted by the Electronic Freedom Foundation shows that homeland security plans to collect data from children, possibly younger than 14. The documents appear to show the DHS planning to line up with existing regulations put out by the DOJ which already call for the collection of all arrested citizens over age 14. An article published... 

Street lights that can spy installed in some American cities America welcomes a new brand of smart street lightning systems: energy-efficient, long-lasting, complete with LED screens to show ads. They can also spy on citizens in a way George Orwell would not have imagined in his worst nightmare. ­With a price tag of $3,000+ apiece, according to an ABC report, the street lights are now being rolled... 

The Netherlands has become the first EU member country to pass into law new net neutrality regulations, following in the footsteps of Chile, which became the first country in the world to make net neutrality laws back in July 2010. The new Telecom Law was approved unanimously by the Dutch Senate and is set to ensure that access to the internet remains neutral and unfiltered. The move follows plans... 

Italy's Prime Minister Mario Monti Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti has pointed to the possibility of calling in the army to deal with the violent protests in the country over the government’s economic policies. Monti raised alert levels on Sunday at some sensitive sites across Italy to handle the recent violence that has hit the country. Interior Minister Anna Maria Cancellieri also said on... 

A symbolic War Crimes Tribunal in Malaysia has found former US President George W. Bush and several other members of his administration guilty of war crimes and crimes against humanity , Press TV reports. The second “Kuala Lumpur War Crimes Tribunal”, part of an initiative by former Malaysian premier Mahathir Mohamad, in a unanimous vote on Saturday found Bush and seven of his associates, including...