Fraud, Abuse, Waste: How Money in Politics is Weakening National Security

“This is a pattern in the modern American political landscape. The government no longer considers the American people to be critical to decision-making, even on issues that are quite literally a matter of life-and-death.”

http://unitedrepublic.org/war/

A must read

TW3

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RUBBER STAMP

Imagration

Probe reveals feds pressuring agents to

rush immigrant visas

– even if fraud is feared

Higher-ups within U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services are pressuring rank-and-file officers to rubber-stamp immigrants’ visa applications, sometimes against the officers’ will, according to a Homeland Security report and internal documents exclusively obtained by The Daily.

A 40-page report, drafted by the Office of Inspector General in September but not publicly released, details the immense pressure immigration service officers are under to approve visa applications quickly, sometimes while overlooking concerns about fraud, eligibility or security.

Much more…

http://www.thedaily.com/page/2012/01/03/010312-news-immigration-strife-1-3/

Julian Assange BlamesGuardian for Security Breach

http://nymag.com/daily/intel/2011/09/julian_assange_blames_guardian.html