Three plead not guilty to NATO Summit terrorism charges

ShareThis Three plead not guilty to NATO Summit terrorism charges 02 Jul 2012 Three men accused of plotting to fire-bomb high-profile targets during the NATO summit in Chicago this spring pleaded not guilty on Monday to terrorism charges. Brent Betterly, 24, Jared Chase, 27, and Brian Church, 20, are accused in an 11-count indictment of [...]

U.S. Security Expands Presence at Foreign Airports

ShareThis U.S. Security Expands Presence at Foreign Airports 14 Jun 2012 An ocean away from the United States, travelers flying out of the international airport here on the west coast of Ireland are confronting one of the newest lines of defense in the war on terrorism: the United States border. In a section of this [...]

U.S. Security Expands Presence at Foreign Airports

ShareThis U.S. Security Expands Presence at Foreign Airports 14 Jun 2012 An ocean away from the United States, travelers flying out of the international airport here on the west coast of Ireland are confronting one of the newest lines of defense in the war on terrorism: the United States border. In a section of this [...]

Senate Will Investigate National Security Leaks About Terrorism ‘Kill List’

ShareThis Senate Will Investigate National Security Leaks About Terrorism ‘Kill List’ 05 Jun 2012 The Senate will investigate recent national security leaks to the news media in the wake of articles in The New York Times about a “kill list” for terrorists and the use of cyberweapons against Iran, a Senate official said on Tuesday. [...]

NATO terrorism defendants kept in ‘observation’ cells (a.k.a sensory deprivation chambers)

A spokesman for Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart says three anti-NATO protesters accused of planning terrorist actions have been held around-the-clock since Saturday in white-walled “observation” cells, where they are isolated from each other and the rest of the inmate population and kept from writing materials, books and all other media. “It’s for their own [...]

List of Keywords and Phrases DHS Uses to Monitor Social Networking Sites and Online Media

ShareThis List of Keywords and Phrases DHS Uses to Monitor Social Networking Sites and Online Media for Signs of Terrorism and Threats Posted by Lori Price, http://www.legitgov.org/ (I’m sure, also a keyword.) 27 May 2012 Citizens for Legitimate Government              

Revealed: Hundreds of words to avoid using online if you don’t want the government spying on you

ShareThis Revealed: Hundreds of words to avoid using online if you don’t want the government spying on you 26 May 2012 The Department of Homeland Security has been forced to release a list of keywords and phrases it uses to monitor social networking sites and online media for signs of terrorist or other threats against [...]

NATO terrorism defendants kept in ‘observation’ cells

ShareThis NATO terrorism defendants kept in ‘observation’ cells –One of their lawyers says the jail conditions amount to ‘sensory deprivation’ intended to hamper the defense. 22 May 2012 A spokesman for Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart says three anti-NATO protesters accused of terrorism conspiracy have been held around-the-clock since Saturday in white-walled observation cells, where [...]

Protesters and Police Clash at NATO Meeting; 2 Held on Terrorism Charges

The NATO summit standoff, which lasted several hours, grew intense as police officers, some in riot gear and gas masks, and protesters, some wearing all black, confronted one another, and shoving and scuffles broke out. The confrontations followed a march through the streets downtown, the largest demonstration during days of protests that have led up [...]

Chicago police accused of planting evidence in ‘Molotov cocktail’ plot

ShareThis Chicago police accused of planting evidence in ‘Molotov cocktail’ plot 19 May 2012 Lawyers for three protesters arrested on terrorist-related charges ahead of the Nato summit have accused police of entrapping them and encouraging an alleged bomb-making effort. The three were arrested on Wednesday night when members of the Chicago police department battered their [...]