New York State Elections Board Co-Chair Doug Kellner testifed to the NY Senate last month that the state should "Stop talking about trying to go to electronic voting."
Mr. Kellner further stated that he has "advocated keeping the lever voting machines permanently." During his testimony, Kellner cited many problems in the State's "Pilot Program" for the electronic voting machines used in upstate NY during the Nov. 3rd, 2009 elections.
Kellner: Stop Electronic Voting
Underming the American People's Right to Privacy: The Secret State's Surveillance Machine
And when that dirty business is the subversion of the American people's right to privacy, there's also nothing quite like economic self-interest for ensuring that a cone of silence descends over matters best left to the experts; a veritable army of specialists squeezing singular advantage out of any circumstance, regardless of how dire the implications for our democracy.
Massive TSA Security Breach As Agency Gives Away Its Secrets
In a massive security breach, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) inadvertently posted online its airport screening procedures manual, including some of the most closely guarded secrets regarding special rules for diplomats and CIA and law enforcement officers.
The most sensitive parts of the 93-page Standard Operating Procedures were apparently redacted in a way that computer savvy individuals easily overcame.
TVNL Comment: Could one of the secrets be that they have the TSA agents take away your nail clippers but give you a real metal knife and fork when you are on the plane?
Is Blackwater owner 'Graymailing' the US Government?
In the article, Prince is revealed not just as owner of a company that covertly provided contractors to the CIA for drone bombings and targeted assassinations, but as an actual CIA asset himself. While the story appears to be simply a profile of Prince, it might actually be the world's most famous mercenary's insurance policy against future criminal prosecution.
The term of art for what Prince appears to be doing in the VF interview is graymail: a legal tactic that has been used for years by intelligence operatives or assets who are facing prosecution or fear they soon will be.
Judge won't end order targeting voter intimidation
A federal judge in New Jersey has declined a request by the Republican National Committee to dissolve a 27-year-old court order aimed at preventing intimidation of minority voters.
Monsanto's dominance draws antitrust inquiry
The revolution, and Monsanto's dominant role in the nation's agriculture, has not unfolded without complaint. Farmers have decried the price increases, and competitors say the company has ruthlessly stifled competition.
NYPD On Track To New Stop-And-Frisk Record
Despite aggressive criticism of the stop-and-frisk policy, new statistics show the New York Police Department is on track to stop a record number of people this year.
Police say nearly 138,000 people were stopped and questioned in the third quarter of this year, or 15 percent more from this time last year.
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