repression

The war on cash being justified as “necessary against organized crime” is the worst excuse ever

Global: There is a “war on cash” going on from the central banks, trying to reduce the usage (and personal storage) of cash. This is something that makes sense as a power move against the common people in a time of forced negative interest rates, but it is a shocking reduction of liberty and privacy (of finance), not to mention that the official justifications don’t hold a shred of water. What’s really behind this trend?

En Éthiopie, le pouvoir réprime un mouvement de contestation et provoque la mort de plus 600 personnes

La situation politique actuelle en Éthiopie est très tendue voire explosive. L’origine de cette tension remonte au 1er octobre à Bishoftu, une ville qui se situe à 50 km au sud-est d’Addis-Abeba. Les Oromos célèbrent leur fête annuelle, la fête d’Irrecha, près du Lac Hora où, autour d’un arbre ancestral, ils font des offrandes à leur dieu Waka. Il s’agit de leur fête religieuse la plus importante. Plusieurs centaines de milliers de personnes sont présentes.

Security Researcher Revealing “Secure” Advertising Claim By DigiExam As Utterly False Threatened With Copyright Monopoly Lawsuit

So it’s happened again – a security researcher showing a marketing claim to be atrociously false has been threatened with a copyright monopoly lawsuit to take down the posted proof. The company DigiExam claims that their examination software is “cheat proof”, which it can’t be by definition when it’s running on somebody’s own computer: these are DRM fantasies.

Transcript of the Fred Leuchter Interview 9/15

The Vicious Zionist Persecution of a Truth Seeker _____________INTERVIEW - FRED LEUCHTER AND JIM RIZOLI LEUCHTER’S STORY —  HIS WAYThis is a transcript of the September 2015 Rizoli video interview Transcribed by Diane KingBackground on Mr. Leuchter and to watch the video of the interviewJim Rizoli (JR): This is part of RizoliTV and we have a special feature of our show tonightwith Dr.

Turkey: The Repression Continues

AKP Keen to Polarize Turkey Further
By Peter Edel
After the occupation of Istanbul’s Gezi Park had been ended by the riot police most of the traces were removed.  All that remained was a small corner where the victims were commemorated with photographs and texts. However, this memorial site now belongs to the past as well. 

Despite Horrific Violence, the US Should Stay Out of Syria

The worsening violence and repression in Syria has left policymakers scrambling to think of ways the United States could help end the bloodshed and support those seeking to dislodge the Assad regime. The desperate desire to “do something” has led to increasing calls for the United States to provide military aid to armed insurgents or [...]