From the very first installation of full body scanners at the nation's airports there have been questions about their legality as well as their effectiveness. An unclassified report, which can be found on the US government's website, now concedes that the scanners probably don't work. Exactly how bad the body scanners are is not being divulged publicly, but the Inspector General report made eight separate r ...

Until now, passengers flying to the United States had to fill out the Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA) form as a paperless replacement to the I-94 form to be checked against the US watch list and pay a fee in order to enter the United States. This form has basic information on it and, although stored for a period of up to 12 years, did not contain much personal information. A vote in the Eu ...

Sex offenders in the United States are slowly losing their rights. First, they were banned from Facebook, now, in New York State, they've been banned from online gaming because there might be children playing those same games. Many games contain an audio or text component that allows players to communicate with one another. Mr. Schneiderman warned that those methods of communication could allow sexual preda ...

Privacy advocates around the world extoll the virtues of setting your Facebook account to be as private as possible to prevent it from being seen by prying eyes. Now, however, there is a new threat looming as states, such as Maryland and Illinois, are creating bills that would force individuals to open their Facebook accounts in order to apply for employment and play college sports. In Maryland, job seekers ...

The West Midlands and Surrey police departments, among others, are facing budget cuts, so the UK government is planning on privatizing parts of the police force to private contractors. Several UK cities, such as Lincolnshire, have already opted for privatization, while the West Midlands and Surrey have opened up bidding to do the same. As we have seen elsewhere, when private companies are hired to do the jo ...

Indian president, Sonia Gandhi, has an ambitious food project for her country. Her ultimate goal is to provide food subsidies, ensuring that none of her citizens ever have to starve again. Gandhi's plan has been met with vocal criticism, largely due to complaints that it will be impossible to implement, it is just an election ploy, and that the government lacks the funds to even begin such a project. The bi ...

Every day, millions of American children are forced to start their school day by reciting the Pledge of Allegiance. They are told by their principals that it is required, but it is not. The Pledge is considered to be an oath of allegiance and it is a “government-sanctioned endorsement of religion,” that “violates the Establishment Clause of the first amendment to the US Constitution.” The history of the Ple ...

Censorship on the internet should never be allowed in any form. We often think of censorship, particularly online, as happening in far away places such as China, Egypt, Iran, or Saudi Arabia, but it occurs everywhere and it's increasing. Currently, in most parts of the world, you can access every nook and cranny of the internet. Many groups and individuals, however, believe that certain portions of the inte ...

When 9/11 first occurred, many people were devastated. Speculations ran around in the early days, but the American government assured us that it was masterminded by Osama bin Laden who had hired and trained Saudi nationals to complete the task. Eventually, it was claimed that Saddam Hussein was also involved and that we needed to invade Iraq, leaving us fighting two fronts in Iraq and Afghanistan. A few yea ...

A plea from Craig Murray over his article: Please feel free to re-use and republish this article anywhere, commercially or otherwise. It has been blocked by the mainstream media. I write regularly for the mainstream media and this is the first article of mine I have ever been unable to publish. People have risked a huge amount by leaking me information in an effort to stop the government machinery from ramp ...