CIA couldn’t fully use NSA spy program as most analysts didn’t know about it
ARS Technica | New CIA internal watchdog report from 2009 released as part of New York Times lawsuit.
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Did exaggerated records make global warming look worse? Scientists to investigate whether ‘adjusted’ temperatures skewed data
‘An international panel of scientists will today launch a major inquiry to discover whether official world temperature records have exaggerated the extent of global warming. The panel, convened by the Global Warming Policy Foundation (GWPF), […]
Lord Janner detective: We had proof to charge child sex politician 20 years ago… But top brass told us to stop
‘A senior detective who investigated child abuse allegations against Labour politician Greville Janner has revealed he was ordered to drop the case ‘from the very top’ – despite uncovering compelling evidence to charge him.’ Read […]
Queen drops out of the top 300 richest people in Britain for the first time with overall wealth of £340million as Ukrainian oligarch worth £13billion becomes country’s richest man
‘The Queen has dropped out of the top 300 richest people in Britain for the first time as the number of billionaires in the country soars. The monarch was ranked 302 on the Sunday Times […]
Tax Justice Network podcast – April 2015: scandal and analysis you won’t find anywhere else
How fair are our tax systems towards women? (They’re only about half the world’s population after all…) Plus the Tax Justice Network‘s April 2015 podcast looks at the announcement by GE, one of the US’s biggest corporations (and tax avoiders) that…
Legacy of War
‘As the world continues to engage in various commemorations in relation to World War I, Australia approaches the centenary anniversary of a defining event in the nation’s history: ANZAC Day. On 25 April 1915, and […]
Israeli navy attacks Palestinian fishing boats off Gaza
‘Israeli navy forces have once again opened fire on Palestinian fishing boats off the besieged Gaza Strip’s coast, reports say. According to local media sources, Israeli gunboats fired at Palestinian boats while they were within […]
Children suffering from mental health conditions put in prison cells for want of suitable hospital beds
‘More than 200 children, some as young as 12, were held in police cells while suffering mental health crises last year, because of a lack of suitable hospital beds, figures obtained by The Independent on […]
UN human rights chief compares UK tabloids to ‘Nazi’ propaganda
‘UK tabloids like the Murdoch-owned Sun that compared immigrants to ‘cockroaches’ recall the dark days of the Nazi media attacking those they sought to eliminate, according to the UN’s human rights chief.’ Read more: UN […]
Unrest in Baltimore as thousands protest Freddie Gray’s death
‘Clashes have broken out in Baltimore’s Camden Yards as demonstrators began throwing bottles at police and smashing cars. Thousands of marchers took to the streets to protest the death of Freddie Gray, a black man […]
US Needs to Stop Fomenting Violence in Yemen
‘The United States response to the civil war in Yemen should be the opposite of what it’s doing. Since late January, Yemen—the poorest Arab country—has been embroiled in a bloody civil war that is escalating […]
Iraq’s female citizens: prisoners of war
‘On the second day of the Nobel Women’s Initiative conference on building global support for women human rights defenders, the 100 participants delivered a sobering and urgent message: history is still repeating itself. Watching the […]