http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-gitmo-release-special-report-idUSKBN0UB1B020151228
>>Since Obama took office in 2009, these people said, Pentagon officials have been throwing up bureaucratic obstacles to thwart the president's plan to close Guantanamo.
>>Military officials, however, continue to make transfers more difficult and protracted than necessary, administration officials said. In particular, they cite General John F. Kelly, in charge of the U.S. Southern Command, which includes Guantanamo. They said that Kelly, whose son was killed fighting the Taliban in Afghanistan, opposes the president's policy of closing Guantanamo, and that he and his command have created obstacles for visiting delegations.
>>Ba Odah, the hunger-striking detainee, is now in his late 30s.
>>The Pentagon has held firm, citing patient privacy concerns.
>>Ba Odah's lawyer, Omar Farah, said the Pentagon's justification is baseless. "Invoking privacy concerns is a shameless, transparent excuse to mask [Pentagon] intransigence," Farah said. "Mr. Ba Odah has provided his full, informed consent to the release of his medical records."
Just kill them and get it over with
>>12360
But they have bright futures ahead of them...
>>12360
They are kept alive for prisoner transfers and bargaining
http://www.ibtimes.com/russias-federal-space-agency-dissolved-responsibilities-be-transferred-state-2240831
Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree Monday to dissolve the country’s Federal Space Agency Roscosmos. The responsibilities of the space agency will now be transferred to the Roscosmos state corporation, which was established earlier this year.
The Russian government will “ensure the continuity of transfer of the powers and functions of the abolished federal space agency to the state corporation for space activities,” the Kremlin said, in a statement released Monday, adding that the new entity will take charge on Jan. 1, 2016.
The Federal Space Agency has been shut down. The agency's responsibilities will be transferred to the Roscosmos state corporation
— President of Russia (@KremlinRussia_E) December 28, 2015
>>12230
The decision to liquidate the federal space agency and turn it into a state corporation was taken in January 2015. At the time, Igor Komarov, the CEO of United Rocket and Space Corporation -- a company established by Moscow in 2013 to renationalize the country’s space sector -- was appointed as the head of Roscosmos.
“The Federal Law aims to improve the management system in the space sector and maintain and develop the space and rocket industry’s scientific and production potential in the interests of strengthening Russia’s defense and ensuring national security,” the Kremlin said, in a statement released in July, after Putin signed the bill into law.
The overhaul comes at a time when the Russian space program is trying to recover from a series of major setbacks.
Earlier this month, Russia said it lost one of its defense satellites after it failed to separate from the upper stage of a three-stage Soyuz rocket. Prior to that, a Proton rocket, carrying a Mexican communications satellite, developed a malfunction just eight minutes into the flight in May. That incident itself came close on the heels of a previous failure in the Soyuz, which suffered a breakdown in the third stage after its launch on April 28.
An agency turns into a corporation?
Sounds like a good trade.
>SpaceX lands
>Roscosmos dissolved
USA wins again.
http://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/dec/29/lemmy-lead-singer-of-motorhead-dies-at-70-after-battle-with-cancer
The band requested fans “play Lemmy’s music LOUD. Have a drink or few. Share stories. Celebrate the LIFE this lovely, wonderful man celebrated so vibrantly himself.
When I think of Lemmy, of course the first song is Ace of spades. But then I recall 1916. A look at war with soul of an artist. To Lemmy, a drink and a toast. He did what few men do, he truly lived. Prost!
>>12291
>cancer
nah, it was /mu/
>>>/mu/61318865
Rock and Roll is dead. Rage! Rage, against the dying of the light.
links:
http://www.csoonline.com/article/3018592/security/database-configuration-issues-expose-191-million-voter-records.html
http://www.forbes.com/sites/thomasbrewster/2015/12/28/us-voter-database-leak/
>A misconfigured database has led to the disclosure of 191 million voter records. The database, discovered by researcher Chris Vickery, doesn't seem to have an owner; it's just sitting in the public – waiting to be discovered by anyone who happens to be looking.
>The database contains a voter's full name (first, middle, last), their home address, mailing address, a unique voter ID, state voter ID, gender, date of birth, date of registration, phone number, a yes/no field for if the number is on the national do-not-call list, political affiliation, and a detailed voting history since 2000. In addition, the database contains fields for voter prediction scores.
Am I paranoid or is this something for the Clintons to benefit from AGAIN?!
Well at least it isn't our socials.
This is worrisome, but far from something that will cause any real damage.
Sanders has gone too far this time.
I think he ought to be disqualified from the race for this.
Ethan Couch caught skipping bail in the Mexican beach resort town of Puerto Vallarta; will be turned over immediately to U.S. marshals who have been searching for him.
Nice job landing yourself and your mom in jail when you could have just taken your slap on the wrist probation, affhole.
http://www.cnn.com/2015/12/28/us/mexico-affluenza-teen-ethan-couch-detained/index.html
>>12253
**Skipping probation, not bail. My baff.
Americans should really stop escaping to Vallarta. They often catch them there.
There are so many remote villages all over the coast it's silly.
>>12253
>WFAA
Oh, hey fellow citizen of Dallas.
I find it disturbing that I live so close to where this guy is from.
http://bigstory.ap.org/article/3a3c22abbf21499399a9cf1f632cd46f/south-korea-japan-discuss-wartime-korean-sex-slaves
I wonder how they will try to excuse it this time.
The excuse for thousands of years was 'vae victis'
Damn. Too bad they didn't have cameras back then I bet they wouldve leaked some choice pornos. BDSM. All that good shit.
>>12051
Wouldn't they be immediately taken down anywhere they were posted? I'm admittedly not sure of how websites handle warcrime rape when it's posted.
Boston's Fox 25 reports that nine-year-old Scott Lundy was given a new PlayStation 4 Uncharted bundle for Christmas. But when he opened it, he found a piece of wood instead with the message "from c**k and balls with love." There was also an image of those two things scribbled on the box, according to [redacted].
http://www.gamespot.com/articles/boy-opens-ps4-on-christmas-finds-piece-of-wood-wit/1100-6433386/
>>12043
Freaking. Kek.
That doesn't seem real. And I'm no father but isn't 9 old to believe in santa?
>>12043
from target?
Gamespot?
I'll take this as another shock bait article. I did read this fluff and it is short.
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/dec/28/poland-law-curb-power-top-court-end-democracy-andrzej-duda
The amendment radically changes how rulings are made by the highest legislative court, the constitutional tribunal, and its signing by Duda follows warnings from the European Union and nationwide street protests.
“This is the end of democracy in Poland. They have broken the country,” Mateusz Kijowski told the Guardian. The figurehead of Komitet Obrony Demokracji – whose demonstrations in the past three weeks have drawn tens of thousands of people on to the streets – called for international condemnation of the conservative nationalist Law and Justice (PiS) government, which was elected in October.
“The United States and Europe need to speak loud and clear in condemnation. They must help us, otherwise Poland will leave the community of democracies,’’ he warned.
After news broke on Monday morning that Duda had signed into law the constitutional tribunal bill, he made a speech on television defending his move.
“I think the solution greatly enhances the role and independence of the constitutional tribunal. I believe this act brings to a close the dispute around the constitutional tribunal,’’ said Duda, a lawyer by profession.
Poland’s crisis began last month when the government appointed five judges to the 15-member tribunal.
The amendment, passed through parliament and the senate over Christmas, requires the court to adopt rulings by a two-thirds majority with at least 13 judges present. Critics say the move will slow down the court and is intended to force it to include the five new judges, who are seen as close to PiS, or leave it unable to pass rulings.
PiS gained an absolute majority in the 25 October parliamentary elections, five months after Duda, who is also from the party, was elected. It is the first time since the end of communism that Poland has been ruled by a single party.
But critics say PiS has a hardline agenda, similar to that of Hungary’s prime minister, Viktor Orbán. In its first weeks in government, PiS removed the provision of IVF under the national health system. Laws currently in parliament include anti-terror legislation that critics say will curtail freedom of movement and expression.
Opposition politician Barbara Nowacka, the leader of the United Left coalition, said: “This is only the beginning. The next step will be a move to control the media and for the prosecutor general to be appointed by the justice ministry.”
She said international condemnation “will not impress’’ the government: “They will not take any notice, just as Orbán has ignored criticism from the European Union. But we, the opposition and the people of Poland, need the support of the international community to defend democracy.’’
She suggested that one of the most powerful external actors could be Britain, due to the estimated 1.3 million Poles living there who send home valuable remittances to families in Poland.
Nowacka said: ‘’David Cameron wants to limit the rights of Poles to claim benefit. The Polish government will have to listen to those threats and, through them, could perhaps be forced to see reason.’’
Polish newspaper Gazeta Wyborcza quoted US sources saying Barack Obama had objections and had let it be known he would delay meeting Duda. The newspaper also suggested Poland’s hosting of the next Nato summit – planned for July 2016 – was in the balance.
The European commission vice-president, Frans Timmermans, and the European parliament president, Martin Schulz, are among those who have criticised the tribunal change.
Actual footage of the PiS leadership after passing the legislation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_DqV1xdf-Y
Woo go Poland!
A weak-minded, drunk and impressionable electorate is fooled by a bunch of authoritarian assholes.
Yep, that is Poland.
https://www.rawstory.com/2015/12/muslim-family-touched-after-stranger-pays-dinner-tab-and-wishes-them-merry-christmas-beautiful-family/
>>12094
Wow that is so PC, bro!
>>12094
Wow so brave...
>>12128
They could have declared Jihad on his ass right then and there...
http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2015-12-26/webb-attacks-clinton-with-eye-on-independent-run
I certainly hope so because there has to be an electable alternative to TRUMP or HILLARY out there...
He's unelectable.
>>11939
I suggest reading this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Webb
Trump is the unelectable one.
>>11937
Jim Webb never fully fit into the Democratic party anyways.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/shopping-and-consumer-news/12068861/Home-insurers-rush-to-exclude-drones-as-Christmas-sees-popularity-soar.html
I kinda wonder what exactly prevents terrorists from buying up a bunch of drones, arming them with explosives, maybe doing a bit of tinkering to allow for higher speed/altitude/rage at the expense of battery life and then sending them to some major even like a football match or a concert. Seems like a better plan than whatever the idiots in Paris did.
>>12096
Damn anon, you are an innovatoralahu ackbar
>>12096
Interesting article on the subject:
http://www.athleticbusiness.com/stadium-arena-security/drones-emerging-as-security-threat-at-domestic-sporting-events.html
For a big event, like the Superbowl, a big drone-free perimeter several miles in radius gives security plenty of warning. And stadiums already have large-scale signal-jamming ready to go; if you can shut down cellphone bands during a bomb threat, you can shut down RC frequencies as well.
If that fails, you can bet that the snipers they keep on the roof during events like that have already started training to shoot those things out of the sky.
>A Massachusetts couple has been fighting for three years to regain cash they say was wrongfully seized from them. In October 2012, the Illinois State Police pulled over Adam and Jennifer Perry for speeding as they were driving through Henry County on Interstate 80. The Perrys said they were headed to Salt Lake City, Utah to see a hearing specialist for an ear infection Adam was suffering from.
>A drug dog sniffed and indicated on the car. Officers then searched the vehicle and found $107,520 in cash in a suitcase and in Jennifer’s wallet. The Perrys claimed the search was without their consent and without a warrant. According to the officers, they also found a duffel bag that reportedly smelled of marijuana.
>No drugs were found in the car, nor did the government file criminal charges against the Perrys. Nevertheless, officers seized the cash and eventually transferred it to the federal government.
http://ij.org/cops-seized-over-107000-from-couple-didnt-charge-them-with-a-crime
This is making the rounds on reddit, and everyone agrees that using civil forfeiture for this is wrong. Am I the only one who sees that these are two drug dealers who just sold a duffel bag full of weed and were speeding back home with their $100k and got busted for being stupid?
>>11988
>Am I the only one who sees that these are two drug dealers who just sold a duffel bag full of weed and were speeding back home with their $100k and got busted for being stupid?
Well if they're guilty then bring them to court.
You can't just steal from people because you suspect them
>>11989
>You can't just steal from people because you suspect them
Should we just let the world launder its drug money then?
>>11990
Should we seize people's property on suspicion? Stop being so fucking dumb anon, this is a place for intelligent discussion
For my two cents, this is wrong as hell and just goes to show how utterly broken our legal system is that this should happen in the first place, much less actually have to be battled out for SEVERAL YEARS.
Make the right decision - the future is at stake.
http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-35153196
>>11864
>http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-35153196
>biofuel
>corn
You can literally make biofuel out of anythingkudzu, yet you choose to grow the most destructive crop you could find in the very environment you're trying to save
What's the point of ethanol when oil is like $5 a barrel?
>>11888
cleaner emissions, relevant in California because CA has stringent air pollution standards. Converting an otherwise noncompliant vehicle from diesel to ethanol or natural gas (or even propane) is a cheap way of making compliance AND averting cap-and-trade pollution taxes. Many bus agencies and power companies (such as PG&E) already made the switch
however, due to the nature of ethanol (it has to be imported from the midwest), most companies prefer NG or propane because it's more plentiful and readily available
t. serious discussions pro
https://www.rt.com/news/327276-france-mayor-muslims-guard-christmas/
On one hand, it's a nice gesture for Muslims to "guard" a church. On the other hand, that raises the uncomfortable question of why a church in France would need guarding, and from whom.
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-europe-migrants-germany-business-idUSKBN0U907L20151226
>Europe was risking all the achievements of the previous decades
lmao what achievements?
>>11810
Well, they're business leaders, so probably the "achievement" of importing millions of foreign workers to devalue the labor pool.
>>11809
#Kalergi
