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Submission + - Revealed: 64 Drone Bases on American Soil (wired.com)

MikeatWired writes: "We like to think of the drone war as something far away, fought in the deserts of Yemen or the mountains of Afghanistan. But we now know it’s closer than we thought, writes Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai at Danger Room. There are 64 drone bases on American soil. That includes 12 locations housing Predator and Reaper unmanned aerial vehicles, which can be armed. Public Intelligence, a non-profit that advocates for free access to information, released a map of military UAV activities in the United States on Tuesday. Assembled from military sources — especially this little-known June 2011 Air Force presentation (.pdf) — it is arguably the most comprehensive map so far of the spread of the Pentagon’s unmanned fleet. What exact missions are performed at those locations, however, is not clear. Some bases might be used as remote cockpits to control the robotic aircraft overseas, some for drone pilot training. Others may also serve as imagery analysis depots."

Comment Re:"insecure electronic voting" (Score 1) 132

Well considering a computer programmer already testified before congress that he was asked to write a program that would steal votes from a Republican party member, and when he said he wouldn't the party member said "we will just find someone else", yes there is plenty of reason to be scared. Voter fraud isn't a "possibility" it is ongoing. The GSA already said it could not certify the 2000 election results because of abnormalities with the electronic voting machines.
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Submission + - BP forcing confidentiality agrements (thinkprogress.org) 1

LeepII writes: BP is forcing scientist to sign confidentiality agreements prior to them being allowed to analyze any samples taken from the gulf. Hooper-Bui’s depictions of samples confiscated by US Fish and Wildlife officials and expeditions blocked by local law enforcement is consistent with the steady stream of reports about obstruction, censorship, and confusion under BP’s private army of contractors. A full and open scientific assessment of the effects of the BP disaster is crucial for the health of the ecosystem and the residents of this American jewel.

Comment What about the real mainipulation at Digg? (Score 1) 624

When this story first broke I thought someone had uncovered the real manipulation at Digg. It is no secret that the founder of Digg went to the Bohemian Grove meeting two years back. Certain stories make the front page regardless of how few Diggs they have, I have seen a story with 13 Diggs on the front page. Also some stories will have the bury button simply not work at all. And finally Digg will refuse a story if the web address is from a web site that tells the truth about the government.

Comment A large dog (Score 1) 825

Since all theft deterrent systems can be easily beaten the only one that makes sense is playing on peoples fear. A well trained large dog will make a would be thief look for an easier target. If the person is intent on entering your place of residence NOTHING will stop them, not even the dog, but most thieves are in for the quick easy buck, and a German Shepard or an Akita will quickly make them decide your stuff is not worth it.

Comment What you want to hear (Score 2, Insightful) 961

People tend to want to hear information that agrees with their particular world view. This is why even though all main stream media has a slant to a story there are different "flavors". AP actually puts out 7 different versions of every story depending on which propaganda machine is quoting them. Today's media presents very few facts but presents lots of opinions. Every "expert" speaker is just a person presenting his opinion. While it is easy to bash Faux news you can just as easily catch the same thing going on at NPR, BBC, CNN, etc if you are observant. All of them have money behind them determining how a story is presented, or if it is even presented at all. If your smart enough to read slashdot you should be smart enough to research things for yourself.

Comment Re:Hypocrisy (Score 1) 244

The idea that Wikpedia is neutral is laughable. The people in charge are just as guilty of bias as the supposed "vandals". I have seen an article on a person written and re-written over and over, only to have the actual person that is the subject of the article be told "you are not an expert on yourself".

Comment What I want declassified (Score 3, Interesting) 135

What I would like declassified is the Nov 1941 intercepts of the Japanese fleet. The United States had cracked the Japanese code early in 1941, and you can read transcripts of their radio messages up to July-August of 1941, then nothing. What could still be vital to national security that over 70 years later it is still classified?

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