ShareThisSupreme Court says states may not add citizenship proof for voting 17 Jun 2013 States may not require additional proof of citizenship on federal forms designed to streamline voter-registration procedures, [aka suppress voter turnout] the Supreme Court ruled Monday. The court rejected a requirement passed by Arizona voters in 2004 that potential voters supply proof of eligibility beyond an applicant's oath on the federal form that he or she is a citizen. The court ruled 7 to 2 that the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 trumps Arizona's Proposition 200. The federal law "precludes Arizona from requiring a federal form applicant to submit information beyond that required by the form itself," Justice Antonin Scalia wrote for the majority.
ShareThisSupreme Court Strikes Down Arizona Voter ID Law 17 Jun 2013 Would-be voters in Arizona will not need to provide proof of citizenship before they register to vote, the Supreme Court said today. The state must, the justices said in a 7-2 split on Arizona v. Inter Tribal Council, accept and use a federal form to register voters for federal elections. That form does not require citizens to prove citizenship. It simply requires that a person swear, under penalty of perjury, that he is a citizen.
ShareThisMansion spending records indicate improper billing by Virginia governor and his family 06 Jun 2013 Virginia Gov. Robert F. McDonnell (R) and his wife, Maureen, have used taxpayer money for a range of small personal items they should have paid for themselves under state policy, according to spending records. The McDonnells have billed the state for body wash, sunscreen, dog vitamins and a digestive system "detox cleanse," the records show. They also have used state employees to run personal errands for their adult children.
ShareThisFlu fascism: Novant Health makes flu vaccine mandatory for employees 14 Jun 2013 Novant Health Inc. has made the [mercury-laden, squalene-filled] flu vaccine mandatory for its 25,000 employees this year, joining Triad health systems such as Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center and Cone Health in making the move. This is the first time the Winston-Salem-based health-care system has taken that step. The mandate also applies to those who volunteer, do contract work, students or others who provide services at any Novant facility.
ShareThisBoris Johnson: Don't arm the Syria maniacs 16 Jun 2013 Boris Johnson warns that arming the Syrian rebels would be disastrous, adding to tough warnings from Vladimir Putin, the Archbishop of York and an ex-Army leader. Arming the Syrian rebels would be disastrous because Britain would be "pressing weapons into the hands of maniacs", says Boris Johnson. The Mayor of London warns David Cameron that the UK must not use Syria as an "arena for muscle-flexing" and says that any weapons sent to the country's opposition could end up in the hands of al-Qaeda [al-CIAduh]. His comments come after several leading figures opposed any move by Mr Cameron to join President Barack Obama in providing greater assistance to the forces fighting Bashar al-Assad, the Syrian leader. President Vladimir Putin of Russia, whose nation provides arms to the Assad government, criticised the Prime Minister for considering arming rebels who "eat the organs" of their enemies.
ShareThisState photo-ID databases become troves for police --The most widely used systems were honed on the battlefields of Afghanistan and Iraq as soldiers sought to identify insurgents. 16 Jun 2013 The faces of more than 120 million people are in searchable photo databases that state officials assembled to prevent driver's-license fraud but that increasingly are used by police to identify suspects, accomplices and even innocent bystanders in a wide range of criminal investigations. The facial databases have grown rapidly in recent years and generally operate with few legal safeguards beyond the requirement that searches are conducted for "law enforcement purposes." Amid rising concern about the National Security Agency's high-tech surveillance aimed at foreigners, it is these state-level facial-recognition programs that more typically involve American citizens.
ShareThisGCHQ intercepted foreign politicians' communications at G20 summits 16 Jun 2013 Foreign politicians and officials who took part in two G20 summit meetings in London in 2009 had their computers monitored and their phone calls intercepted on the instructions of their British government hosts, according to documents seen by the Guardian. Some delegates were tricked into using internet cafes which had been set up by British intelligence agencies to read their email traffic. The revelation comes as Britain prepares to host another summit on Monday -- for the G8 nations, all of whom attended the 2009 meetings which were the object of the systematic spying. Named targets include long-standing allies such as South Africa and Turkey.
ShareThisColorado sheriff: Wildfire damage like 'nuclear blast' 15 Jun 2013 Firefighters on the front lines of the most destructive fire in Colorado history continued to hold the massive blaze in check Saturday, as thousands of anxious residents waited to be allowed back to their homes. Firefighting officials said about 45% of the fire just outside Colorado Springs had been contained by Saturday, up from 30% Friday. Additional evacuation orders weren't immediately lifted by 2 p.m. Saturday, and law enforcement officials continued manning checkpoints around the blaze, which has destroyed nearly 500 homes.
ShareThisU.S. 'backed plan to launch chemical weapon attack on Syria and blame it on Assad' --Leaked emails from defense contractor refers to chemical weapons saying 'the idea is approved by Washington' 29 Jan 2013 Leaked emails have allegedly proved that the White House gave the green light to a chemical weapons attack in Syria that could be blamed on Assad's government and in turn, spur international military action in the devastated country. A report released on Monday contains an email exchange between two senior officials at British-based contractor Britam Defence where a scheme 'approved by Washington' is outlined explaining that Qatar would fund rebel forces in Syria to use chemical weapons.
ShareThisPlane carrying George W. Bush diverted after smell of smoke 16 Jun 2013 A plane carrying former President [sic] George W. Bush was diverted to Louisville on Saturday night after the pilot reported the smell of smoke. The Gulfstream IV aircraft was traveling from Philadelphia International to Dallas Love Field airports when the pilot reported the smell of smoke in the cockpit, said Holly Baker, spokeswoman for the Federal Aviation Administration.
ShareThisIsrael Official: Iran Sanctions Must Be Tightened 16 Jun 2013 A senior Israeli official says international sanctions are still needed to pressure Tehran over its nuclear program, despite the election of a reformist-backed president. Yuval Steinitz, Israel's minister of intelligence and strategic affairs, said Sunday that there won't be any change on Iran's nuclear policy since Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei still runs the country. Steinitz is responsible for monitoring Iran's nuclear program. [How about sanctions over Israel's nuclear program?]
ShareThisIran will send 4,000 troops to aid Bashar al-Assad's forces in Syria 16 Jun 2013 The Independent on Sunday has learned that a military decision has been taken in Iran - even before last week's presidential election - to send a first contingent of 4,000 Iranian Revolutionary Guards to Syria to support President Bashar al-Assad's forces against the largely Sunni [CIA-backed] rebellion that has cost almost 100,000 lives in just over two years. Iran is now fully committed to preserving Assad's government, according to pro-Iranian sources which have been deeply involved in the Islamic Republic's security, even to the extent of proposing to open up a new ‘Syrian’ front on the Golan Heights against Israel.
ShareThisRussia slams US talks of imposing no-fly zone on Syria 16 Jun 2013 Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has warned against any effort by the United States and its allies to impose a no-fly zone over Syria, saying the move would be a 'violation of international law.' "You don't have to be a great expert to understand that this will still violate international law, and we really hope that our American colleagues will align their actions in accordance with the approach of the Russian-American initiative in preparation for the conference (on Syria)," Lavrov said on Saturday. The Russian foreign minister was referring to Western media reports that US F-16 warplanes and Patriot anti-aircraft missiles in Jordan might be used in creating a no-fly zone over Syria to suppress the Syrian government forces fighting the foreign-backed Takfiri militants in the country.
ShareThisRohani becomes Iran's new president 15 Jun 2013 Hassan Rohani has won Iran's 11th presidential election following a vote that saw a massive popular turnout on June 14. Iranian Interior Minister Mostafa Mohammad-Najjar announced on Saturday that of a total of 36,704,156 valid ballots counted, Rohani won 50.70 percent of the ballots with 18,613,329 votes. Principlist candidate Mohammad-Baqer Qalibaf came in behind Rohani by a wide margin, winning 6,077,292 votes.
ShareThisU.S. to keep F-16s and Patriot missiles in Jordan, fuels Russian fear of Syria no-fly zone 15 Jun 2013 The United States said on Saturday it would keep F-16 fighters and Patriot missiles in Jordan at Amman's request, and Russia bristled at the possibility they could be used to enforce a no-fly zone inside Syria. Washington, which has long called for President Bashar al-Assad to step down, pledged military support to Syrian rebels this week, citing what it said was the Syrian military's use of chemical weapons - an allegation Damascus has denied. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel has approved a Jordanian request for American F-16s and Patriot missiles to remain in the Western-backed kingdom after a joint military exercise there next week, a Pentagon spokesman said.
ShareThisSecret Court Ruling Put Tech Companies in Data Bind 14 Jun 2013 In a secret court in Washington, Yahoo's top lawyers made their case. The government had sought help in spying on certain foreign users, without a warrant, and Yahoo had refused, saying the broad requests were unconstitutional. The judges disagreed. That left Yahoo two choices: Hand over the data or break the law. So Yahoo became part of the National Security Agency's secret Internet surveillance program, Prism, according to leaked N.S.A. documents, as did seven other Internet companies.
ShareThisNo-Confidence in NYU President - Faculty Vote 03 Jun 2013 At 6 PM on Friday, March 15, the online poll for the NYU Faculty of Arts and Science vote of no-confidence against President John Sexton closed. At 6:09 PM, the results were announced: of the 682 eligible full-time tenured and tenure-track professors, 569 had voted; 298 in favor of a declaration of no-confidence and 224 in favor of Sexton, with 47 abstaining. It was the highest-profile vote against a university president since Larry Summers was forced out of Harvard in 2006, and that was not its only significance: it was also one of the first major acts of faculty opposition to the top-down, corporate model of university governance that has been gaining prominence for the last four decades.
ShareThisUS House defence bill blocks Obama's plan to close Guantánamo Bay prison --Republican-controlled chamber also limits president's attempt to reduce nuclear weapons in version at odds with Senate bill 14 Jun 2013 The House of Representatives has overwhelmingly passed a sweeping, $638bn defence bill that would block President Barack Obama from closing the US detention facility at Guantánamo Bay, and limit his efforts to reduce nuclear weapons. Ignoring a White House veto threat, the Republican-controlled House voted 315-108 for the legislation -- which also authorises money for aircraft, weapons, ships, personnel and the war in Afghanistan. The House voted down an amendment to close the naval detention centre by 31 December 2014 by 249 votes to 174. It also backed an amendment - by 236 to 188 - to stop the president from transferring any detainees to Yemen.
ShareThisChemical weapons experts still skeptical about U.S. claim that Syria used sarin 14 Jun 2013 Chemical weapons experts voiced skepticism Friday about U.S. claims that the government of Syrian President Bashar Assad had used the nerve agent sarin against rebels on at least four occasions this spring, saying that while the use of such a weapon is always possible, they've yet to see the telltale signs of a sarin gas attack, despite months of scrutiny. "It's not unlike Sherlock Holmes and the dog that didn't bark," said Jean Pascal Zanders, a leading expert on chemical weapons who until recently was a senior research fellow at the European Union's Institute for Security Studies. "It's not just that we can't prove a sarin attack, it's that we're not seeing what we would expect to see from a sarin attack." Foremost among those missing items, Zanders said, are cellphone photos and videos of the attacks or the immediate aftermath.
ShareThisCIA to use secret bases to arm 'rebels' 14 Jun 2013 The CIA is preparing to deliver arms to rebel terrorist groups in Syria through clandestine bases in Turkey and Jordan that were expanded over the past year in an effort to establish reliable supply routes into the country for nonlethal material, U.S. officials said. The bases are expected to begin conveying limited shipments of weapons and ammunition within weeks, officials said, serving as critical nodes for an escalation of U.S. involvement in a civil war that has lately seen a shift in momentum toward the forces of President Bashar al-Assad. Within the past year, the CIA also created a new office at its headquarters in Langley to oversee its expanding operational role in Syria.
ShareThisDecision to arm Syrian 'rebels' was reached weeks ago, U.S. officials say 14 Jun 2013 President Obama's decision to begin arming the Syrian 'rebels' followed more than a year of internal debate over whether it was worth the dual risks of involving the United States in another war and seeing U.S. weapons fall into the hands of extremist groups among the rebels. The White House said the final push came this week after U.S. intelligence agencies concluded with "high certainty" that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's forces had used chemical weapons against the rebels.
ShareThisFacebook reveals details of US requests for user data 15 Jun 2013 Facebook revealed Friday it received between 9,000 and 10,000 requests for user data from US authorities in the second half of last year, as it seeks to shield itself from a growing scandal. The requests covered issues from child disappearances to petty crimes and terror threats and targeted between 18,000 and 19,000 accounts, the social networking site said, without revealing how often it complied with the requests.
ShareThisGHate Police State: G8 Summit: Major Police Operation Under Way --Parts of the country will be put under effective lockdown for the summit. 14 Jun 2013 Police in Northern Ireland are mounting an unprecedented security operation ahead of next week's G8 summit. Parts of the country will be placed under effective lockdown when President Obama and the other world leaders arrive. Access routes are being secured, steel fencing erected and a stretch of water closed. US Secret Service agents have been on the ground for a week. The Police Service of Northern Ireland will also have military back-up.
ShareThisUS claims of Assad's chemical weapons are lies - Pushkov 14 Jun 2013 A senior Russian MP holds that the recent White House statement of chemical weapons use by the Syrian government is as false as the notorious reports about Iraqi WMDs. "The data about Assad's use of chemical weapons is fabricated by the same facility that made up the lies about Saddam Hussein's weapons of mass destruction. Obama is walking George W. Bush's path," the head of the Duma's Foreign Affairs Committee Aleksey Pushkov tweeted. The Russian MP was referring to the 2003 invasion in Iraq prompted by the US and UK claims that Saddam Hussein possessed weapons of mass destruction that threatened neighboring nations.
ShareThisResearchers Find Biological Evidence of Gulf War Illnesses 15 Jun 2013 In the two decades since the 1991 Persian Gulf war, medical researchers have struggled to explain a mysterious amalgam of problems in thousands of gulf war veterans, including joint pain, physical malaise and gastrointestinal disorders. In some medical circles, the symptoms were thought to be psychological, the result of combat stress. But recent research is bolstering the view that the symptoms, known collectively as gulf war illness, are fundamentally biological in nature. ...Many veterans believe that their problems are the result of exposure to nerve agents, pesticides, herbicides and other chemicals, but that the government has been slow, or unwilling, to pinpoint causes.
ShareThisSecond worker dies from Louisiana chemical plant explosion 14 Jun 2013 A second person died on Friday as a result of an explosion that rocked the Williams Olefins petrochemical plant in Geismar, Louisiana, and injured more than 100 workers a day earlier. Scott Thrower, 47, died as a result of injuries he suffered in the explosion, Louisiana State Police said. Zachary Green, 29, a plant operator who had worked at the facility since October, died on Thursday shortly after being hospitalized following the incident. Five people remained hospitalized in conditions ranging from critical to fair on Friday.
ShareThisAssange: Britain loyal to U.S. in NSA leaker case 14 Jun 2013 Wikileaks founder Julian Assange said on Friday that Britain had prevented NSA leaker Edward Snowden from flying to London out of loyalty to its ally, the United States. In an interview given to Reuters and others ahead of the first anniversary of his seeking refuge in the Ecuadorean embassy in London, Assange said he was concerned by reports that Britain had told airlines to stop Snowden from flying to London. "The British government refused entry to this country of Edward Snowden. Why? Presumably because it doesn't want to end up with another Julian Assange," Assange said.
ShareThisBill Clinton Urges More U.S. Involvement in Syrian Civil War 14 Jun 2013 Former President Bill Clinton applauded the White House decision to help Syrian rebels and said today the U.S. must "do more" to end foment the conflict. Clinton spoke in a Bloomberg Television interview in Chicago a day after the U.S. made clear it would provide small arms and ammunition to the Syrian opposition amid battlefield setbacks by 'rebels.' President Barack Obama is authorizing lethal military aid to rebel groups under a classified order instructing the Central Intelligence Agency to arrange delivery of the weapons, according to a U.S. official familiar with the decision who asked not to be identified discussing the action.
ShareThisNSA whistleblower Snowden is not welcome in UK --Ex-CIA whistleblower is not welcome in the United Kingdom, officials in London have warned in a communiqué to all airlines serving British airports 14 Jun 2013 Britain has warned airlines around the world not to allow Edward Snowden, who leaked information on top-secret US government surveillance programmes, to fly to the United Kingdom. The travel alert, confirmed to the Associated Press by an unnamed British diplomat, said Snowden was "highly likely to be refused entry to the UK." The diplomat told AP that the alert had been issued to carriers that fly into the UK, and that if any airline brought Snowden into the country it would be liable to a 2,000 British pounds (2,354 euros) fine.
ShareThisIran Interior Ministry extends voting time to 2200 local time 14 Jun 2013 Iran Interior Ministry has extended the voting deadline for the country's 11th presidential as well as the fourth city and village councils elections for a third time by one more hour to 2200 local time (1730 GMT).
A multi-partisan activist group established to expose and resist US imperialism, corporaterrorism, and the New World Order
Short Term Archives - Recent news items
CLG News Archives - Archived news items
CLG is on Facebook, Twitter and MySpace.
New! The Rec Report on Facebook - Join us!
Syndicate our feed: 
Receive the CLG Newsletter and updates!
Or, click HERE (write to: signup at legitgov dot org) and put 'subscribe' in the subject line.
Email a friend about this website.
Please send a donation. Thank you!
donate[at]legitgov.org - inquiries or, pls. mail a check or money order to CLG
Please mail a check or money order to the CLG:
Citizens for Legitimate Government (CLG)
P.O. Box 1142
Bristol, CT 06011-1142
Donations are not tax-deductible for federal income tax purposes.
'We want either a hammer or a fire, to break the spell or dissolve the ice.' Artisan radical freethinker, George Jacob Holyoake, Reasoner V (1848): 2.
CLG's Michael Rectenwald, Ph.D. and Lori Price receive the Patrick Henry Think Tank's American Hero Award 02 Nov 2005 The Patrick Henry Democratic Club --A Think Tank working to give the government back to the people. "Give me liberty or give me death!"
Arming the Left: Is the time now? By Charles Southwell 21 Oct 2003 As long as we pose no REAL threat to the powers-that-be, to what is shaping up into [is] a dictatorship, we will continue to be ignored. Right now, we are ignored because we present no organized power to fight this onslaught of anti-democratic, totalitarian government that we are up against...
HOME |COUP 2004 | PRESS RELEASES | PRESS RECEIVED |IMPORTANT CALLS TO ACTION | LINKS | JOIN CLG™ | WELCOME TO CLG | CONTRIBUTE | CONTACT US
Copyright © 2000 - 2013, Citizens For Legitimate Government ® All rights reserved.
