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Texas Grand Jury Won’t Indict Cop Who Shot Naked, Unarmed Black Teen

The lawyer for the family of the slain teen called it ‘a sad day for justice’ and said the case ‘calls into question the entire grand jury process in cases involving police misconduct.’

Kit O'Connell
Par Kit O'Connell
David Joseph, 17 years old, was gunned down by police while naked and unarmed.

AUSTIN, Texas --- On Tuesday, a grand jury declined to indict a police officer who shot a naked, unarmed black teen early this year. Geoffrey Freeman, an Austin police officer, who is also black, shot David Joseph on the morning of Feb. 8 after police received calls about a neighborhood disturbance. Police say Joseph charged at Freeman as he

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Government Docs Reveal White House Efforts To Stop The Next Whistleblower

One linguist employed by the military even faced police investigation due to an ill-timed visit to the WikiLeaks website.

MintPress News Desk
Par MintPress News Desk
A demonstrator wearing a representation of the U.S. flag over his mouth participates in a protest outside the regional office of the presidency in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Thursday, July 18, 2013. Demonstrators gathered to show their discontent against the government's rejection of National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden's asylum application, in early July. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)

WASHINGTON --- Memos and documents revealed by Freedom of Information Act requests shine light on the extreme lengths the U.S. government took to try to stop whistleblowers in the wake of Chelsea Manning’s massive leak of army reports and diplomatic cables to WikiLeaks. The documents, released on Sunday by national security journalist Alexa

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Snowden Leaks Reveal NSA Role In Destabilizing Latin America

Documents leaked by whistle-blower Edward Snowden show the United States was training spies to influence events in the Americas.

teleSUR
Par teleSUR
A guest instructor debriefs students from the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation and Naval Small Craft Instruction and Technical Training School after a field training exercise. (U.S. Navy photo)

The latest batch of National Security Agency documents revealed by whistleblower Edward Snowden on Monday show that the NSA offered tailored training to staff on national security issues in Latin America in an effort to steer the region toward U.S. interests. A June 2003 edition of the SIDtoday newsletter, an internal publication run by the

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Elon Musk Just Exposed Billions In Corrupt Pentagon Spending To Weapons Manufacturers

Government favoritism for the United Launch Alliance — an alliance turned monopoly between Lockheed and Boeing — has left Elon Musk’s SpaceX out in the cold despite enormous potential savings.

Claire Bernish
Par Claire Bernish
Elon Musk and President Barack Obama at the Falcon 9 Space-X launch site.

Lockheed Martin and Boeing continue to hold an unnecessarily costly monopoly on the Defense Department’s space program, despite an alternative that would spare taxpayers no less than $250 million — each time a space launch is conducted. Government favoritism for the United Launch Alliance — an alliance turned monopoly between Lockheed and Boeing —

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The FBI Has 80,000 Documents On Saudi Ties To 9/11 It Tried To Suppress

It turns out there are far more than 28 classified pages on Saudi Arabia and 9/11 — there are 80,000 kept secret by the FBI.

The Anti-Media
Par The Anti-Media
Former Secretary Of State Condoleeza Rice chats with a member of the Saudi Royal Family after welcoming the new King Salman of Saudi Arabia, 27 January 2015

The classified 28-pages of the 9/11 report have made global headlines lately as a handful of lawmakers battle to release them to the public. Those pages are believed by activists and members of Congress — who have seen them — to expose the role of Saudi Arabia, including government officials, in the terrorist attacks. But according to a new

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Syria 2.0? US To Begin Arms Transfer To Libya’s Newest Government

The United States and other world powers have said they are ready to provide weapons to Libya’s new unity government. The West is looking to shore up the government to fight jihadists and prevent a refugee influx.

Deutsche Welle
Par Deutsche Welle
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry , center, , Italian Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni , left, and U.N. Libya envoy Martin Kobler attend the ministerial meeting on Libya in Vienna, Austria, Monday May 16, 2016. (Leonhard Foeger/Pool Photo via AP)

Major world powers convening in Vienna on Monday said they were prepared to lift a UN arms embargo on Libya's new unity government to help it secure control over the chaotic North African oil state. The West and Libya's neighbors hope a new UN-backed government will be able to dislodge the so-called "Islamic State" (IS) and prevent an influx of

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