Day: February 9, 2011

Even republicans are now finding some bits of the patriot act scary

Posted on by Robin Edgar

3 key provisions of the patriot act have not been extended in the House by a vote of 277 – 148. One of the provisions authorizes the FBI to continue using roving wiretaps on surveillance targets; the second allows the government to access “any tangible items,” such as library records, in the course of surveillance; Read more about Even republicans are now finding some bits of the patriot act scary[…]

Russia stops art loans to US, due to fears of US gov stealing it

Posted on by Robin Edgar

The Chabad organisation wants the Schneerson Library (in Russia)  and has gotten a US court to order the Russians to hand it over. Russia says no, so the Chabad has threatened (in not quite so many words) to go to courts and impound Russian state museum loans to the US. So that means the Russians Read more about Russia stops art loans to US, due to fears of US gov stealing it[…]