Tag Archives: transparency

Reprieve: media demands release of Gitmo force-feeding videos

Posted on April 1, 2015 by Susan Chandler

Almost 6.4 million people have viewed Reprieve’s video. We care what is being done in our names, on our dimes. Reprieve: (+1) 917 855 8064 For immediate release: Wed, April 1, 2015 Release Gitmo force-feeding videos, media outlets tell Obama … Continue reading →

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Silence, like a cancer, grows …

Posted on February 3, 2015 by Susan Chandler

Guilty Verdict for CIA Agent Called ‘New Low’ in War on Whistleblowers ” | Common Dreams “One of the most powerful forms of propaganda from corporate media is silence, and that has been a major dynamic in the sparse coverage … Continue reading →

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@AP: @FLGovScott appoints insider to lead Dept of Corrections

Posted on December 12, 2014 by Susan Chandler

Florida governor names new chief for prisons | The Miami Herald When she retired last May, [Julie] Jones received a lump sum retirement payment of nearly $622,000. She will also start receiving regular retirement payments of $9,730 starting in May … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged AP, Associated Press, Darren Rainey, DAVID, dead inmates, double dipping, DROP, ethics, Facebook for Cops, FBI, Florida Department of Corrections, Florida Today, Google, guard on inmate violence, illegal emails, inmate abuse, inmate suicides, Julie Jones, Miami Herald, Michael Crews, privatization, Randall Jordan-Aparo, Richard Mair, Rick Scott, Stingray, Sunshine, transparency | Leave a comment

European Parliament overwhelmingly comdemns covert drone strikes

Posted on February 28, 2014 by Susan Chandler

Reprieve + 44 (0) 207 553 8166 For immediate release: Thursday Feb 27, 2014 MEPs vote in landslide for ban on covert drone strikes The European Parliament today overwhelmingly condemned the covert drone strikes that have killed thousands of civilians … Continue reading →

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Obama promised transparency, delivered tyranny

Posted on July 3, 2013 by Susan Chandler

America’s Dirty, Global War on Journalists | Alternet In this unprecedented global war, President Obama has been backed by the combined power of Justice Department prosecutors, FBI surveillance agents, State Department diplomats and, perhaps most troubling of all, a cadre … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Andrew Ross Sorkin, Barack Obama, Benedict Arnold, Chuck Todd, David Gregory, David Sirota, Dirty Wars, Edward Snowden, Eric Holder, Independence Day, mainstream media, NBC, New York Times, Robert Mueller, transparency, tyranny | Leave a comment