Premature to link NY incident to Waziristan: Malik
Minister for Interior Rehman Malik on Saturday said it was premature to link the New York incident to Waziristan.

Merkel coalition loses key German state poll
Chancellor Angela Merkel's coalition suffered a stinging defeat in a pivotal German state poll that also cost it its majority in the upper house amid voter rage over a Greek bail-out.

General ‘tried to cover up truth about death of Rachel Corrie’
Israeli war hero accused of suppressing testimony that could reveal what really happened to Gaza activist. Seven years after the American activist Rachel Corrie was killed by an Israeli army bulldozer in Gaza, evidence has emerged which appears to implicate Israel’s Gaza commander at the time, in an attempt to obstruct the official investigation into her death.

Israeli official in LA denounces National Geographic water exhibit
Israeli Consul General in Los Angeles Jacob Dayan reportedly sent a letter of complaint to the venue hosting a National Geographic photo exhibition highlighting Israel's unequal water policy, Israeli media reported on Friday.

Dubai police identify five more suspects in Hamas assassination
The Dubai police have identified five new suspects in the slaying of a Hamas operative in the Gulf city-state, including two travelling on British passports.

American Military Burn Pits Pose Risk to Future Generations of Afghans
The American military continues to operate burn pits in Afghanistan eighteen months after the U.S. Congress banned their use.

Obama Administration Continues to Supply Israel with Advanced Weapons
I have repeatedly pointed out that as of now the Obama Administration has never put any material pressure on Israel. There are wild rumors and irresponsible materials floating around to the contrary. They aren't true.

Peace talks resume in Mideast
The Palestinians declared on Sunday the start of indirect talks with Israel mediated by the United States, the first Middle East peace negotiations in 18 months.

Electoral Demand Stalls Coalition Deal in Britain
Talks about forming a new government resumed Saturday amid concern that continuing uncertainty would shake world financial markets when they reopen Monday, but the prospects of a deal between the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats by that deadline appeared slim.

62% believe Brown should concede defeat, poll finds
Almost two-thirds of voters think Gordon Brown should concede defeat in the General Election and clear the way for a new Prime Minister, according to a poll published today.

Euro leaders race against markets clock
Europe's leaders raced against an Asian clock on Sunday, hoping to lift financial markets when they open with a new crisis fund for debt-ridden euro countries and support from their central bankers.

Tory-Lib Dem coalition threatened by secret hardline memo on Europe
David Cameron's hopes of forming a coalition with the Liberal Democrats were dramatically undermined last night by the leaking of a top-secret letter outlining the hardline Eurosceptic stance he and William Hague planned to adopt in government.

Afghanistan's Karzai to ask Obama for billions more to fight Taliban
Afghan President Hamid Karzai will ask for billions more in aid when he travels to Washington next week on a trip aimed at improving relations with Barack Obama.

Britain and US have 'Long way to go' in war, says Hamid Karzai
President Hamid Karzai said international forces had still to secure huge swathes of his country from the Taleban and were harming their efforts to bring security to the region by killing civilians.

Merkel risks reverse in German state election
Chancellor Angela Merkel risks losing her majority in the upper house of parliament as Germany's most populous state votes Sunday in an election that has loomed over efforts to tackle the Greek debt crisis.

'Greece being forced to buy arms'
A leading European parliamentarian has accused France and Germany of forcing Greece to buy billions of euros in arms in exchange for their bailout money.

FBI team in Pakistan to probe NY attack
The US has dispatched a team of FBI agents to Islamabad to probe into the failed Times Square bombing in New York amid reported US plans to expand its forces in Pakistan.

Pope accepts resignation of German bishop in sex probe
Pope Benedict on Saturday accepted the resignation of a German bishop who has been accused of sexually abusing minors, the latest in a string of Roman Catholic prelates forced to resign over an abuse scandal.

Meet the New Frontline Bloggers: Security Contractors
The frontline soldier blogs have largely come and gone — victims of the military’s confusing, often contradictory, approach to social media. But you can still get unfiltered reports, straight from Afghanistan’s war zones. Private security contractors are now writing the new must-read online diaries from the battlefield. And they’re as raw and brutally honest as anything written by a blogger in uniform.

UN reports rising food prices in Asia-Pacific
Food prices in the Asia-Pacific region have started to climb again increasing in one year till January by 25 per cent, says a new UN survey.

Ash delays and reroutes trans-Atlantic flights
The Icelandic volcano with the unpronounceable name reminded the world again that it has the power to disrupt international travel - coughing out a spreading cloud of ash that delayed or canceled hundreds of flights between Europe and North America on Saturday.

Venezuela annual inflation rate hits 30 percent
Venezuela's annual inflation rate has surpassed 30 percent after consumer prices surged in April.

Key October Surprise Evidence Hidden
A Russian government report, which corroborated allegations that Ronald Reagan’s presidential campaign interfered with President Jimmy Carter’s Iran-hostage negotiations in 1980, was apparently kept from the Democratic chairman of a congressional task force that investigated the charges a dozen years later.

Report: IAEA to discuss Israel's nuclear activities for first time
Israel's secretive nuclear activities may undergo unprecedented scrutiny next month, with a key meeting of the International Atomic Energy Agency tentatively set to focus on the topic for the first time, according to documents shared Friday with The Associated Press.

U.S. says sit-down with UN council members failed to break nuclear deadlock
The Obama administration said Friday that Iran missed another opportunity to break the deadlock with the world community over its nuclear program during a surprise, high-profile UN dinner Thursday.

Pakistan tests two nuclear-capable missiles
Pakistan successfully test-fired two short-range, nuclear-capable missiles today as part of efforts to boost defence capabilities, the military said.

Clinton warns Pakistan of 'consequences' over extremism
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has warned Pakistan of unspecified "severe consequences" if it can be linked to a successful extremist attack on the US.

Workers tell of night their oil rig exploded
Nearly 50 miles offshore at the big oil rig floating on a glassy-calm sea, a helicopter landed early on the morning of April 20, carrying four executives from BP, the oil company. The men were visiting the Deepwater Horizon to help honor the crew for its standout safety record.

$18M Being Spent to Redesign Recovery.gov Web Site
For those concerned about stimulus spending, the General Services Administration sends word tonight that $18 million in additional funds are being spent to redesign the Recovery.gov Web site.
($18 million to redesign a web site? And people wonder why this nation is broke.)

Tea party wins victory in Utah as incumbent GOP senator loses bid for nomination
The national “tea party” movement toppled its first incumbent Saturday as long-serving Sen. Robert F. Bennett was defeated at the Utah Republican Party’s nominating convention, the most powerful demonstration yet of the anti-Washington tide that is altering the nation’s political landscape.

One of Obama's closest friends part of federal probe
E-mails and other records of Dr. Eric Whitaker -- one of President Obama's best friends -- have been subpoenaed by a federal grand jury, the Chicago Sun-Times has learned.

Problem for Containment Dome in Gulf
Officials for BP on Saturday encountered a significant setback in their efforts to attach a containment dome over a leaking well on the seabed of the Gulf of Mexico, forcing them to move the dome aside while they find another method to cap the crude oil flowing into the Gulf since April 20.

3 million overseas and military voters will be able to cast ballots on Internet this fall
Nearly 3 million overseas and military voters from at least 33 states will be permitted to cast ballots over the Internet in November using e-mail or fax, in part because of new regulations proposed last month by the federal agency that oversees voting.

Conn. growing gardens at prisons to cut food costs
The greenhouse at the Corrigan-Radgowski prison is filled with about 8,000 seedlings -- tomatoes, peppers, squash, cucumbers-- ready to be planted in prison gardens across Connecticut.

Tainted nuke plant water reaches major NJ aquifer
Radioactive water that leaked from the nation's oldest nuclear power plant has now reached a major underground aquifer that supplies drinking water to much of southern New Jersey, the state's environmental chief said Friday.

KBR to Get No-Bid Army Work as U.S. Alleges Kickbacks
KBR Inc. was selected for a no-bid contract worth as much as $568 million through 2011 for military support services in Iraq, the Army said.

Gates seeks big cuts in military spending
The Defense secretary invokes Dwight Eisenhower as he calls for spending reductions in military healthcare and the command structure. He wants to cut $10 billion to $15 billion from a $547-billion Pentagon base budget.

U.S. retirement benefits to be cut?
Peter Peterson and the campaign against Social Security and Medicare

Pentagon asking Congress to hold back on generous increases in troop pay
The Pentagon, not usually known for its frugality, is pleading with Congress to stop spending so much money on the troops.

Climate change bill to be unveiled without key GOP supporter
Sens. John Kerry and Joe Lieberman announced Friday that they will unveil long-planned climate change legislation Wednesday, but they’ll move forward without support from a key Republican they’ve worked with for months.

False alarm: NYPD evacuate Times Square over suspicious package
New York police evacuated part of Times Square on Friday to investigate a suspicious package a week almost after a car bomb was discovered in the area.

Mom Speaks: TX Student Suspended for Removing Mexican Flag
“He took it upon himself to take it down not because it was offensive, but because it was higher than any other American flag in the school building.”

700 Border Intruders – 40 Days – One Trail
Watch illegals hike a well-traveled border trail in southern Arizona via a hidden camera. The footage was taken February 2 – March 12, 2010, just two weeks before Arizona rancher Rob Krentz was murdered on his ranch by an illegal immigrant.

Claims, lawsuits mount as BP attempts to plug leaks
ABOUT 200 lawyers suing British Petroleum (BP) over the Gulf of Mexico oil spill — one of the worst in US history — met in a New Orleans hotel to devise a strategy for resolving most of the spill litigation within three months, a lawyer said yesterday.

Tainted nuke plant water reaches major NJ aquifer
Radioactive water that leaked from the nation's oldest nuclear power plant has now reached a major underground aquifer that supplies drinking water to much of southern New Jersey, the state's environmental chief said Friday.

Obama: Feds looking into stock market plunge
President Barack Obama said Friday that regulatory authorities were probing one of the wildest trading days in Wall Street history that left investors, government officials and traders scratching around for a cause.

Pastor John Hagee: Is the Devil in Him?
John Hagee, the megachurch televangelist, is approaching the Washington, D.C. area again, ready to land in his private jet on July 20.

The most interesting Republican you've never heard of
Gary Johnson supports abortion rights, gay unions and legalized pot. And he's probably running for president .

Rove, GOP plot vast network to reclaim power
The Republican Party’s best-connected political operatives have quietly built a massive fundraising, organizing and advertising machine based on the model assembled by Democrats early in the decade, and with the same ambitious goal — to recapture Congress and the White House.

U.S. lawmaker caught looking at porn on Senate floor
In his flimsy defence, he was bored.

TSA screener accused of attack after jeers at genitals
A Miami airport screener, agitated at continued ribbing after colleagues saw his body parts in an imaging scanner, attacked a colleague, police said.

Why Did CBS Scrub A Story About Army Spy Planes Capturing the Times Square Bomber?
Yesterday, we reported on the curious disappearance of a WCBS report that military spy planes had been used to capture the Times Square bomber. Why was this story scrubbed? We have the answer. Sort of.

Desperation as alarmists sense the battle is lost
The more desperate the quotes, the more tragic the arguments, the more it reveals that the alarmists realise that not only is the planet not complying with their incomplete and worthless climate models, but also that the penny has dropped in the public mind.

Bill Gates pays for ‘artificial’ clouds to beat greenhouse gases
The first trials of controversial sunshielding technology are being planned after the United Nations failed to secure agreement on cutting greenhouse gases.

Largest scientific instrument ever built to prove Einstein's theory of general relativity
Three spacecraft flying three million miles apart are to fire laser beams at each other across the emptiness of space in a bid to finally prove whether a theory proposed by Albert Einstein is correct.

Babies know the difference between good and evil at six months, study reveals
According to psychologists, they have already developed a sense of moral code – and can tell the difference between good and evil.

A fast, inexpensive way to clean up the oil slick in the Gulf
Dried hay. It's cheap, easy, and environmentally friendly. However, the petrochemical industry doesn't want you to know that.

'Smart dust' aims to monitor everything
Even when deployed for science or the public, some people still get a Big Brother feeling -- the uncomfortable sense of being under constant, secret surveillance -- from the idea of putting trillions of monitors all over the world.

Cyber attack ‘could fell US within 15 minutes’
The US must prepare itself for a full-scale cyber attack which could cause death and destruction across the country in less than 15 minutes, the former anti-terrorism Tsar to Bill Clinton and George W Bush has warned.

Privacy groups take Facebook complaint to US regulators
More than a dozen privacy and consumer protection groups have banded together to protest what they see as duplicity by Facebook when it comes to safeguarding people's information.

Japan’s Brainwave Initiative: Mind-Reading Bots by 2020
On April 22nd 2010, the U.S. press was fussing over the Tea Party, illegal aliens (not the outer space kind), and Earth Day. But in Japan, a short cryptic statement in the Nikkei, Japan’s largest business newspaper, made a startling announcement about a somewhat different vision of the future — a goal to make available commercial mind-reading devices and personal assistant bots within the next 10 years.

Bank Funding Crunch Deepens as Swap Rates Soar: Credit Markets
Europe’s government debt crisis is starting to infect the bank funding system, driving borrowing costs higher from Asia to the U.S. and threatening to slow the global economic recovery.

15 Mind-Blowing Facts About Wealth And Inequality In America
The rich are getting richer and the poor are getting poorer. Cliché, sure, but it's also more true than at any time since the Gilded Age.

Civil And Criminal Probes Launched Against JP Morgan For Silver Market Manipulation
Yes, it is really happening. After years and years and years of market manipulation, JPMorgan is about to realize there is only so far you can push your luck against the criminal envelope.

The European Crisis In Eight Simple Charts
Here is a simplified representation of why anything and everything that the EU, ECB and the IMF can do now is simply delay the inevitable disintegration of the eurozone and the upcoming eventual debt payment moratorium.

British taxpayers ordered to bail out euro
All 27 EU finance ministers have been summoned to Brussels on Sunday to sign up to a “European stabilisation mechanism. Britain will be unable to veto this as it will be put through under the “qualified majority voting” system.

U.S. Banks in Four States Closed, Failure Count Climbs to 68
U.S. regulators closed four banks holding less than $740 million in total assets as this year’s failures climbed to 68.

Greek Debt Woes Ripple Outward, From Asia to U.S.
The fear that began in Athens, raced through Europe and finally shook the stock market in the United States is now affecting the broader global economy, from the ability of Asian corporations to raise money to the outlook for money-market funds where American savers park their cash.

Has Gold Become A New Reserve Currency?
For decades, the U.S. dollar has been the reserve currency of the world. This has given the United States an extraordinary amount of economic power, but as the U.S. economy has started to come apart over the past decade, other nations have increasingly sought to move away from the U.S. dollar and find other alternatives.

The “Real” Unemployment Rate Jumps To 17.1%
The BLS’s U-6 number, which is sometimes called the “real” unemployment rate, because it takes into discouraged workers who aren’t looking for work ticked up in April from 16.9% to 17.1%.

Bank Risk Soars to Record, Default Swaps Overtake Lehman Crisis
The cost of insuring against losses on European bank bonds soared to a record, surpassing levels triggered by the collapse of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc., as the sovereign debt crisis deepened.

Stocks Slide as Market Rout Triggers Trading-Systems Concern
Global stocks and the bonds of debt- laden nations tumbled after Europe’s debt crisis spurred a market rout yesterday that undermined confidence in financial trading mechanisms. Equities trimmed losses on speculation the European Central Bank will take steps to shore up banks.

The Mother of All Bubbles
Huge National Debts Could Push Euro Zone into Bankruptcy

US Government Now 96.5% of the Mortgage Market Q1, 2010
If You Were NOT Paying for Your Neighbor's Mortgage, How Many Home Sales Would There Be?

Nasdaq to Cancel U.S. Trades That Moved More Than 60%
Nasdaq OMX Group Inc. said it will cancel trades of 286 securities that fell or rose more than 60 percent from their prices at 2:40 p.m. New York time, just before U.S. equities plummeted.

Your Guide To All The Countries That Are One Riot Away From Becoming Greece
Investors have begun to question the financial strength of other European nations, even those outside of the infamous PIGS group (Portugal, Italy, Greece, Spain).

Trichet on Greek crisis: "Rating agencies knew better" (Video)
As expected by analysts, the Governing Council of the European Central Bank (ECB), which was held in Lisbon, decided that the interest rate on the main refinancing operations and the interest rates on the marginal lending facility and the deposit facility will remain unchanged at 1.00%, 1.75% and 0.25% respectively.

Systemic Injustice Against Two Longtime Political Prisoners
By Stephen Lendman
Their names - Marshall "Eddie" Conway and Romaine "Chip" Fitzgerald, both activist COINTELPRO-targeted Black Panther members, unjustly imprisoned for four decades for crimes they didn't commit.

US takes the war into Pakistan
By Syed Saleem Shahzad
The approval given to the United States Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) by the administration of President Barack Obama to expand drone strikes in Pakistan’s tribal regions is on face value a declaration of war by the US inside Pakistan. The move comes at a time when Pakistan is trying to win some breathing space to delay an all-out operation in North Waziristan, home to powerful militant groups and an al-Qaeda headquarters.

Look Out, Obama Seems to Be Planning for a Lot More War
By Jack A Smith
There's more war in America's future - a great deal more, judging by the Barack Obama administration's reports, pronouncements and actions in recent months.

Conflicts-of-Interest: 25 Tricks the “Happy Conspiracy” Uses to Secretly Skim Money from $12 Trillion of Your Mutual Funds & 401(k)s
By Paul B Farrell, JD, PhD
All across Wall Street, Washington and Corporate America, we see our leaders using our investment and tax dollars as their personal piggy-banks. Before the subprime-credit crisis, your fund managers were doing every day, billions skimmed. They control the bulk of Main Street’s retirement money. And unfortunately, you’ll never know how much they are siphoning off the top of your returns, although research by independent experts tells us their “take” reduces your returns by 30% or more.

Losing Afghan hearts and minds
By Julien Mercille
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is losing hearts and minds in Afghanistan, according to a report by the International Council on Security and Development (ICOS) that gives a clear signal of the dangers of the military operation against Kandahar planned for this summer.

The Downward Slope of Empire _ Talking With Chalmers Johnson
By Harry Kreisler
Chalmers Johnson, president of the Japan Policy Research Institute, is the author of the bestselling Blowback and The Sorrows of Empire. He appeared in the 2005 prizewinning documentary film Why We Fight. He lives near San Diego.

"Takin' Back Our Country" Joyce Shaffer (Video)
Another original music video by Joyce Shaffer

On the Edge with Ellen Brown (Video)
Max Keiser talks to financial journalist Ellen Brown about high frequency trading. (Computer aided fraud)

Greg Palast: “Remove the Bloodsuckers”
IMF, WTO and the World Bank: transnational economic parasites that bring entire nations to ruin.

Gene Burnett - Jump You F*#kers (A Song For Wall Street)

Voting in Britain for war. Take your pick
By John Pilger
Staring at the vast military history section in the airport shop, I had a choice: the derring-do of psychopaths or scholarly tomes with their illicit devotion to the cult of organised killing.

Can the Euro be Saved?
By Joseph Stiglitz
The Greek financial crisis has put the very survival of the euro at stake. At the euro’s creation, many worried about its long-run viability.

The Philosophy of Liberty (Video)
When you hear Ron Paul say that he stands for the Philosophy of Liberty, this is what he means.

CIA Officer Explains New World Order's Demise (Video)

Hijacking the Constitution and the Bill of Rights
By Jacob G. Hornberger
In an editorial yesterday entitled “Obama Administration Owes Answers on How It Handled Times Square Suspect,” the Washington Post wants to know whether the Obama administration was too hasty in treating accused Times Square terrorist Faisal Shahzad as a criminal suspect rather than an “enemy combatant.”

How FOX News Manipulates the Revolution (Video)
In this RANT Gary Franchi presents a brief history of how FOX News has manipulated the Ron Paul Revolution using Freedom Watch and Andrew Napolitano.

Freedom Watch - Secessionist Movement on the Rise? (Video)
More groups forming as dissatisfaction with Washington grows.

Two parties and one agenda
To have such a passionate hatred for the opposing party while supporting the same agenda is just ridiculous and ignorant.

War And Globalization The Truth Behind 911 (Video)
An articulate, eloquent lecture by the author Luther Michael Chossudovsky giving lots of scary background info. and facts on the power mad b'stard leaders that are f'ing up our world!

Mothers: ending war is the source of Mother’s Day. War is illegal. Mothers: demand justice, peace
By Carl Herman
Ending unlawful US wars is similar to the work of the Civil Rights Movement: both are functions of transformative civic education inside and outside of classrooms, transformative media communication, and transformative political education and policy.

An anarchist perspective on government
By Shane Solano
In aid of all the attention (I would say more like a smear campaign) being lavished by the MSM on the Tea Party (or Tea Bagger, if you’re a leftist) movement, here are a few observations on some of the issues/concerns/planks I’ve seen raised by many of its participants, and some perspective from an anarchist point of view.

When Will Tim Geithner, Who Has The “Biggest Conflict Of Interest”, Recuse Himself Of Fed Audit Deliberations?
Alan Grayson storms back to the stage by asking just why is Tim Geithner, who has the biggest conflict of interest when it comes to Fed matters, even be allowed to have an opinion on Fed transparency issues. In today’s ABC Top Line, Alan noted, “when Tim Geithner says that he doesn’t want to see the Fed audited, what he’s really saying is he doesn’t want to see Tim Geithner audited,” Grayson said.

Peter Schiff: Greece II (Video)
Greece should be left to default and solve its problems on its own.

The Liberal Assault on the Poor
By Jacob Hornberger
Liberals say that they love the poor, needy, and disadvantaged. Unfortunately, however, the economic philosophy that liberals favor constitutes a direct assault on the economic well-being of the poor, along with nearly everyone else in society.

How to Stumble Into a War: Loose Lips on Iran
By Ray McGovern
The omnipresent World War II-era posters with the words “Loose Lips Sink Ships” served as a warning to members of the U.S. military to take heed lest they divulge information that could tip off the enemy and result in defeat in battle.

CNBC’s Bartiromo: ‘That is Ridiculous. This Really Sounds Like Market Manipulation to Me’
While everyone is scratching their heads and trying to figure out how the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) lost nearly 1,000 points before rallying back to lose only 347 points – it appears not to be limited to just one stock.

The Cover-up: BP’s Crude Politics and the Looming Environmental Mega-Disaster
By Wayne Madsen
Obama and his senior White House staff, as well as Interior Secretary Ken Salazar, are working with BP’s chief executive officer Tony Hayward on legislation that would raise the cap on liability for damage claims from those affected by the oil disaster from $75 million to $10 billion.

Gerald Celente: Wall Street Fall, Dow Jones collapse, 2010 global crash
The Dow Jones industrial market is down and looks to continue to head that direction. This is not good news for the worlds economies that are trying to bounce back after this recession hit many different nations. Is this a direct reflection of the Greece financial crisis?

Eric Holder: Miranda Rights Should Be Modified For Terrorism Suspects
Attorney General Eric Holder said for the first time today on ABC's "This Week" that the Obama administration is open to modifying Miranda protections to deal with the "threats that we now face."

Experts: Obama Admin Pioneering Robust Use Of Miranda Exception In Terrorism Cases
he Obama Administration is applying an old exception to the Miranda rule in a new way in order to interrogate terrorism suspects before reading them their rights, several experts tell TPMmuckraker, finding what one law professor calls a "middle ground" between those who want suspects put through the criminal justice system and those who believe they should be classified as "enemy combatants."

Sen. Shelby: Financial Reform Violates Privacy
Sen. Richard Shelby (R-Ala.), senior Republican on the Senate Banking Committee, said that provisions in the new financial regulatory bill violate privacy rights by allowing the government to collect any financial information it wants from any financial institution it wants.

Arizona to shut off highway speed cameras
The state’s Department of Public Safety sent a letter to the cameras’ operating company this week, stating that its 2-year contract would not be renewed. The agreement ends July 15, and the cameras will be turned off the next day.

Jolly Rancher lands third-grader in detention for a week
School officials in Brazos County are defending the seemingly harsh sentence. The school’s principal and superintendent said they were simply complying with a state law that limits junk food in schools.

Reporters Without Borders seems to have a geopolitical agenda
An organization calling itself Reporters Without Borders (RWB; French: Reporters sans frontières, or RSF) has just named Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, China’s President Hu Jintao, Iran’s Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Kazakhstan’s Nursultan Nazarbayev and Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko to their list of Forty Worst Predators of Press Freedom for 2010.

Press For Truth Arrested While Reporting On The G20 Summit (Video)
While shooting footage for our report in the financial district camera man and PFT reporter Bryan Law was approached by private security who asked for his ID even though he was on a public sidewalk and was doing nothing illegal. When Bryan refused to submit his identification Toronto Police were called and Bryan was placed under arrest and illegally searched and detained under the pretext of heightened security due to the upcoming G20 summit.

Police Attack Video Causes Firestorm Of Controversy
City leaders expressed shock and disappointment Friday at video that first aired on KIRO 7 Eyewitness News showing two Seattle police officers kicking a man as he lay on the ground.

Video: Bomb Scare Slops the Hogs in New Hampshire Federal Fund Feeding Frenzy
Everett described a dramatic scene that took place when the passengers were finally taken off the bus. She said police used a Taser to subdue a man in his 60s who refused to give police his name.

Video of SWAT Raid on Missouri Family
Warning: Video shows disgusting sadistic cops shooting family dog.

Bloomberg: Deny Second Amendment to People on Terror Watch List (Video)
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg was in Washington Wednesday, calling on Congress to close the so called 'terror gap' in the nation's gun laws