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http://www.ufppc.org/us-a-world-news-mainmenu-35/10195/

More details of Ray McGovern's brutalization, with number to call
http://www.ufppc.org/us-a-world-news-mainmenu-35/10197/

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'Kill Switch' Internet bill alarms privacy experts

Just as the Egyptian government recently forced the Internet to go dark, U.S. officials could flip the switch if the Protecting Cyberspace as a National Asset legislation becomes law, say its critics.

http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/technology/2011-02-15-kill-switch_N.htm


From Information Clearing House

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Veteran bloodied, bruised and arrested for standing silently

Partnership for Civil Justice

02/16/11

As Secretary of State Hillary Clinton gave her speech at George Washington University yesterday condemning governments that arrest protestors and do not allow free expression, 71-year-old Ray McGovern was grabbed from the audience in plain view of her by police and an unidentified official in plain clothes, brutalized and left bleeding in jail. She never paused speaking. When Secretary Clinton began her speech, Mr. McGovern remained standing silently in the audience and turned his back. Mr. McGovern, a veteran Army officer who also worked as a C.I.A. analyst for 27 years, was wearing a Veterans for Peace t-shirt...

http://tinyurl.com/5roqoug



Clinton demands Net freedom abroad as domestic restrictions loom

Threat Level

02/15/11

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton urged governments abroad Tuesday to embrace internet freedom even as the United States moves to tighten online restrictions at home. ... Clinton?s speech came a day after the House voted to extend to December 8 three controversial domestic spy provisions of the Patriot Act. And Customs officials seized 18 more internet domains without giving the pirate website owners a chance to challenge the forfeiture. What?s more, the Obama administration on Thursday is expected to testify before a House subcommittee about the need to expand the Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act, which already requires telcos and internet access providers to have wiretapping capabilities...

http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2011/02/clinton-demands-net-freedom/


Informant: Thomas L. Knapp

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Police Brutalize Ray McGovern as Hillary Clinton Talks Free Speech
http://www.truth-out.org/police-brutalize-ray-mcgovern-hillary-clinton-talks-free-speech67888

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Former CIA analyst beaten up in public meeting presided over by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton

http://www.brasschecktv.com/page/1041.html



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