Category Archives: Terrorism

The Security State Noose Tightens

Posted on April 8, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

Someone You Love: Coming to a Gulag Near You by Chris Hedges/ Truthdig/ April 2, 2012 The security and surveillance state does not deal in nuance or ambiguity. Its millions of agents, intelligence gatherers, spies, clandestine operatives, analysts and armed … Continue reading →

Posted in civil liberties, crime, Justice, law, Occupy, protest, protests, Terrorism | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Is It Still Torture If We Do It?

Posted on April 7, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

New Bush-Era Torture Memo Released, Raises Questions About What Has Changed And What Hasn’t by Dan Foomkin/ Huffington Post/ April 6, 2012 WASHINGTON — A six-year-old memo from within the George W. Bush administration that came to light this week … Continue reading →

Posted in Afghanistan, Barack Obama, foreign policy, Iraq war, Justice, law, military, Terrorism, war | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

What’s In the Patriot Act? You Don’t Need to Know

Posted on March 20, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

Senators terrified with abuse of Patriot Act’s secret laws RT.com/ March 16, 2012 Horrified with the way the US government uses the Patriot Act against its own people, two senators have been trying to make these practices public for years. … Continue reading →

Posted in civil liberties, law, Terrorism | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

The TSA: Doing Their Part to Make Airline Travel a Miserable Experience

Posted on March 18, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

 How Wasteful and Ineffective Is Airport Security?   from the Daily Beast and Newsweek

Posted in civil liberties, government, law, Terrorism | Tagged , | Leave a comment

Check Your Mailbox

Posted on March 16, 2012 by Arlen Grossman
Posted in civil liberties, humor, Justice, law, Terrorism, war | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Chilling Video: Media Censorship

Posted on March 16, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

Jeremy Scahill article in The Nation, March 14, 2012: Why Is President Obama Keeping a Journalist in Prison in Yemen?

Posted in Barack Obama, Justice, law, media, Terrorism | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

BPR Quote of the Day: We Don’t Have to Follow Any Stinking Fifth Amendment!

Posted on March 7, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

“This is a monumental pile of crap that should embarrass every Democrat who ever said an unkind word about John Yoo.” Charles Pierce/ Politics Blog/ Esquire.com/ March 5, 2012 Pierce (author of Idiot America) was reacting to a speech by … Continue reading →

Posted in Barack Obama, civil liberties, foreign policy, Justice, law, Quotations, Terrorism, war | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

BPR Quote of the Day: That is Something!

Posted on February 17, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

Regarding the assassination by CIA drones of Anwar al-Awlaki, the American-born al Qaeda leader in Yemen on Sept. 30, 2011, Michael Hayden, CIA and NSA chief under President G. W. Bush, said:  “We needed a court order to eavesdrop on him but we … Continue reading →

Posted in civil liberties, Justice, law, Terrorism, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , | 2 Comments

Do You Feel Safe Yet?

Posted on February 13, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

BPR Editor’s Update: I cannot confirm the 30,000 number stated in this headline and story from The Intel Hub. Congress did authorize the use of drones within the U.S. but I could not find any specific number in the text … Continue reading →

Posted in civil liberties, law, military, Terrorism | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

BPR Quote of the Day: And Save Trillions of Dollars, too….

Posted on February 7, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

“How can we escape from the trap that the terrorists have set us? Only by recognizing that the war on terrorism cannot be won by waging war. We must, of course, protect our security; but we must also correct the … Continue reading →

Posted in Quotations, Terrorism, war | Tagged | Leave a comment