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Outrageous HSBC Settlement Proves the Drug War is a Joke
POSTED: December 13, 3:25 PM ET If you’ve ever been arrested on a drug charge, if you’ve ever spent even a day in jail for having a stem of marijuana in your pocket or “drug paraphernalia” in your gym bag, Assistant Attorney General and longtime Bill Clinton pal Lanny Breuer …
Read More »BackUp Generators By Generac
BackUp Generators By Generac Backup generators provide power to your home or business when the utility company’s power fails. Backup generators give you a comforting feeling, that your home or business is protected from power outages when storms approach, such as; snow storms, rain storms, tornado’s and lightning storms. We are your …
Read More »U.S. appeals court strikes down state’s concealed-carry ban
Chicago Tribune reporter Ray Long provides details on the U.S. appeals court ruling regarding concealed weapons in Illinois. By Ray Long, Annie Sweeney and Monique Garcia Tribune reporters 1:15 p.m. CST, December 11, 2012 The state of Illinois would have to allow ordinary citizens to carry weapons under a federal …
Read More »NSA Whistleblower: Everyone in US under virtual surveillance, all info stored, no matter the post
NSA Whistleblower: Everyone in US under virtual surveillance, all info stored, no matter the post RT talks to William Binney, whistleblower and former NSA crypto-mathematician who served in the agency for decades. Virtual privacy in US, Petraeus affair and whistleblowers’ odds in fight against the authorities are among key topics …
Read More »Cops to Congress: We need logs of Americans’ text messages
State and local law enforcement groups want wireless providers to store detailed information about your SMS messages for at least two years — in case they’re needed for future criminal investigations. Declan McCullagh by Declan McCullagh December 3, 2012 9:00 AM PST AT&T, Verizon Wireless, Sprint, and other wireless providers …
Read More »Owner of firm with new O’Hare contract linked to alleged mob figure
Chicago Business Journal Date: Friday, November 30, 2012, 10:57am CST Union janitors at O’Hare International Airport protested that switching to a private contractor would cost them jobs. The owner of a firm recently awarded a $99.4 million janitorial contract to replace 300 union workers at O’Hare International Airport has close …
Read More »Leno: ‘Very Dangerous to White House If Journalists Suddenly Start Asking Real Questions’
Jay Leno continued pressuring Barack Obama Thursday night. During his opening monologue on NBC’s Tonight Show, the host said, “This is very dangerous to the White House if journalists should suddenly start asking real questions” (video follows with transcribed highlights and commentary): “This week, CBS News became the first news …
Read More »Illinois Senate Defeats Governor’s Sneaky Attempt to Ban Assault Weapons
Kurt Nimmo Infowars.com November 29, 2012 In Obama’s home state, Illinois, governor Pat Quinn attempted to circumvent the legislature and impose an assault weapons ban on Wednesday. State Sen. Dave Luechtefeld, a Republican from Okawville, led an override that defeated the governor. “Today is a good day for the Second …
Read More »Don’t be a Petraeus: A Tutorial on Anonymous Email Accounts
Tomorrow, as the Senate Judiciary Committee considers reforming the decades-old federal email privacy law, the personal Inboxes and love lives of senior military and intelligence figures may be on that august body’s mind. When the FBI poured through the personal lives of CIA Director David Petraeus, Paula Broadwell, Jill Kelly …
Read More »Chicago Books & Authors
“Authors Showcase” introduces readers to new books and authors. This thirty minute TV show can be seen every Thursday at 8PM on Chicago cable channel 25 (RCN/Comcast) or online at http://authorsbroadcast.com anytime. Chicago Books & Authors Watch a recent episode right now.
Read More »Chicago ‘Code Of Silence:’ 2 Police Officers Claim Blacklisting Over Reporting Corruption
Two Chicago police officers filed a federal lawsuit Thursday alleging that high-ranking Chicago Police Department officials blacklisted them after they attempted to blow the whistle on crooked colleagues who were engaged in illegal activities. Shannon Spalding and Daniel Echeverria allege in the lawsuit [PDF] that they saw police colleagues shaking …
Read More »Supreme Court blocks Illinois law prohibiting taping of police
Tribune staff 10:12 a.m. CST, November 26, 2012 The U.S. Supreme Court has blocked enforcement of an Illinois law that prohibited people from recording police officers on the job. The justices on Monday left in place a lower court ruling that found that the state’s anti-eavesdropping law violates free speech …
Read More »Anonymous hacker behind Stratfor attack faces life in prison
A pretrial hearing in the case against accused LulzSec hacker Jeremy Hammond this week ended with the 27-year-old Chicago man being told he could be sentenced to life in prison for compromising the computers of Stratfor. Judge Loretta Preska told Hammond in a Manhattan courtroom on Tuesday that he could …
Read More »US government files lawsuit accusing contractors of inflating troop trailer prices in Iraq
By Associated Press 11:20 a.m. CST, November 20, 2012 CHICAGO (AP) — The U.S. government has filed a civil lawsuit that accuses a Houston-based global construction company and its Kuwaiti subcontractor of allegedly submitting inflated claims to install trailers for Iraq War troops. The complaint filed this week says KBR …
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