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Julian Assange/WikiLeaks presser at Frontline Club on STRAFOR data release [link] (Original Post) Earth_First Feb 2012 OP
du rec. nt xchrom Feb 2012 #1
Thanks! nt gateley Feb 2012 #2
This needs more attention. I've said many times on DU that the next shoe to fall is the Lint Head Feb 2012 #3
And whether constitutional rights can be enforced against private contractors is quite a question. JDPriestly Feb 2012 #5
Interesting. JDPriestly Feb 2012 #4
Replay full presser at link... Earth_First Feb 2012 #6

Lint Head

(15,064 posts)
3. This needs more attention. I've said many times on DU that the next shoe to fall is the
Mon Feb 27, 2012, 11:42 AM
Feb 2012

privatization of torture and rendition. Corporate fascism is the real enemy and most people are blind to the threat because Freedom of the Press is considered a joke by the US media.

JDPriestly

(57,936 posts)
5. And whether constitutional rights can be enforced against private contractors is quite a question.
Mon Feb 27, 2012, 11:44 AM
Feb 2012

By privatizing, is the government trying to circumvent the Bill of Rights and other protections that we have?

I'm asking a question for which I haven't the answer.

Perhaps someone else has kept up on the rulings and laws on this issue.

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