Bill Allows Over 22 Federal Agencies Access to Your Email…Without a Warrant

By: Candice Lanier (Diary)  |  November 20th at 05:11 PM  | 

A Senate proposal, which was originally heralded as a measure of protection for Americans’ e-mail privacy, has been rewritten, giving government agencies more surveillance power than they possess under current law. According to CNET, Senator Patrick Leahy of Vermont, Democratic chairman of the Senate Judiciary committee, has significantly transformed his original legislation in response to pressure from law enforcement. A vote on the bill, which | Read More »

Threat of Terror Attack on U.S. Citizens Home and Abroad Intensifies

By: Candice Lanier (Diary)  |  November 15th at 11:49 PM  | 

Top United States General, Carter Ham, urged a global fight against Al-Qaeda in Africa, saying it could “export violence” to the West. Ham is the head of the U.S. Africa Command and has reaffirmed the belief that Al-Qaeda in Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) was linked to the horrific September 11 attack on the American consulate in Benghazi. “If we, the international community, don’t find a way | Read More »