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GOP Goes Public With Long-Brewing Foreign Policy Civil War

swampland.time.com

by Zeke J Miller

July 27, 2013

The long-delayed GOP foreign policy civil war is finally here. For years the Republican Party has fractured over foreign policy, but libertarians and neoconservatives, while vehemently disagreeing on substance, tried to project an air of party cohesion.

Those days are over. "We ignored them and then tried to placate them," said one hawkish Senate Republican foreign policy aide about the libertarians. "If we don't move now [to counterattack], it may be too late in 2016." New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie's comments Thursday evening at a gathering of the Republican Governors Association in Aspen, Colo. calling libertarianism "a very dangerous thought" marked an opening salvo of the fight for the Republican Party's identity in an age where a war-weary public wants to focus on the home front. On one side are libertarians like Sen. Rand Paul and others in the Tea Party. On the other, more mainstream conservatives like Christie, Arizona Sen. John McCain and New York Rep. Pete King.

The Scariest Quote You'll Read From the Trial Nobody Is Talking About

policymic.com

by Chris Miles

July 26, 2013

There has been a lot of legal debate throughout the U.S. over the last few weeks. Maybe that has dulled Americans' appetite for major trials.

One case in particular that is now reaching its climax has seemingly flown under the radar: that of Bradley Manning. Though the case will likely be a watershed moment in terms of journalism, whistleblowing, and national security policy, the Manning trial has not seen the same media attention given to other proceedings this summer. And this is the biggest moment yet. After eight weeks of trial, scores of government witnesses, and six hours of closing argument, Pfc. Bradley Manning's military prosecutor, Capt. Ashden Fein, on Thursday got to his point: the WikiLeaks source who provided the controversial site with loads of classified documents is about to get what's coming to him.

7 Democrat Scandals That Aren't So 'Phony'

ijreview.com

July 26, 2013

If this isn't a 'culture of corruption', I don't know what is.

During his economic address Wednesday, President Obama denounced the recent fixation on 'phony scandals', saying that we need to refocus on things that matter, like the economy. However, a large number of recent political scandals aren't phony; they're serious breaches of the public's trust, and ignoring them won't make them go away.

UK Porn Filter Will Censor Other Content Too, ISPs Reveal

torrentfreak.com

by Andy

July 26, 2013

This week prime minister David Cameron announced further details of his crusade to have adult material censored in the UK.

It's a controversial topic for a number of reasons, with even those unconcerned about losing access to porn wondering what will be censored next. Apparently the government have already thought that through. According to ISPs speaking with the Open Rights Group, the filter will target a range of other content too. stop-blockedOn Monday David Cameron told his citizens that by the end of the year broadband subscribers will be required to go through a compulsory system which will decide what they can and cannot see on the Internet. Starting from a position of 'porn banned', subscribers will have to systematically unblock things they require access to. This, Cameron says, will help prevent the nation's children from gaining access to "corroding influences" online.

Americans believe anti-terror programs go too far, support them anyway

latimes.com

by David Lauter

July 26, 2013

Americans increasingly worry that the scope of anti-terror programs has endangered civil liberties, yet still narrowly approve of the government's efforts.

Americans believe that government surveillance programs collect far more information than even the widely reported recent leaks of classified data indicate and they increasingly worry that the scope of anti-terror programs has endangered civil liberties. And yet, despite those concerns, Americans still narrowly approve of the "government's collection of telephone and Internet data as part of anti-terrorism efforts," with 50% approving and 44% disapproving, according to a newly released Pew Research Center survey. A key to understanding the public's seemingly ambivalent attitudes is that among those who believe the programs go beyond their official descriptions, feature excessive secrecy or don't receive enough oversight by courts, a significant minority nonetheless approves of them. Those who believe the programs perform as advertised support them overwhelmingly.

Hackers hijack software in a CAR and remotely control the steering, brakes and horn using a laptop

dailymail.co.uk

by Victoria Woollaston

July 25, 2013

Engineers from Indiana have managed to hack a Toyota Prius and Ford Escape so that the brakes, steering, speedometer and the car's electronics can be controlled remotely using a laptop.

Forget hacking accounts, computers or mobile devices - security engineers from Indiana have managed to hack the software inside the Toyota Prius and Ford Escape. Using a laptop wirelessly connected to the car's electronics, Charlie Miller and Chris Valasek were able to remotely control the brakes, the accelerate, change the speedometer, switch the headlights on and off, tighten the seatbelts and even blast the horn. The project was funded by a grant from the U.S Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to highlight the security risks affecting modern-day cars.

Feds tell Web firms to turn over user account passwords

news.cnet.com

by Declan McCullagh

July 25, 2013

Secret demands mark escalation in Internet surveillance by the federal government through gaining access to user passwords, which are typically stored in encrypted form.

The U.S. government has demanded that major Internet companies divulge users' stored passwords, according to two industry sources familiar with these orders, which represent an escalation in surveillance techniques that has not previously been disclosed. If the government is able to determine a person's password, which is typically stored in encrypted form, the credential could be used to log in to an account to peruse confidential correspondence or even impersonate the user. Obtaining it also would aid in deciphering encrypted devices in situations where passwords are reused. "I've certainly seen them ask for passwords," said one Internet industry source who spoke on condition of anonymity. "We push back."

Giving Up Liberty for Security

reason.com

by Andrew Napolitano

July 25, 2013

It's big government's favorite (bad) argument.

When Edward Snowden revealed that the federal government, in direct defiance of the Fourth Amendment to the Constitution, was unlawfully and unconstitutionally spying on all Americans who use telephones, text messaging or emails to communicate with other persons, he opened a Pandora's box of allegations and recriminations. The allegations he unleashed are that Americans have a government that assaults our personal freedoms, operates in secrecy and violates the Constitution and the values upon which it is based. The recriminations are that safety is a greater good than liberty, and Snowden interfered with the ability of the government to keep us safe by exposing its secrets, and so he should be silenced and punished.

Chris Christie Attacks "This Strain of Libertarianism That's Going Through Both Parties Right Now"

reason.com

by Jesse Walker

July 25, 2013

Yesterday the House voted on Justin Amash and John Conyers' amendment to defund the NSA's mass collection of American phone records.

he measure failed, but it failed by a surprisingly narrow vote, and that margin is making some Republicans nervous. One of the nervous Republicans, to judge from Aaron Blake's report this evening in the Washington Post, is New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie: "As a former prosecutor who was appointed by President George W. Bush on Sept. 10, 2001, I just want us to be really cautious, because this strain of libertarianism that's going through both parties right now and making big headlines, I think, is a very dangerous thought," Christie said.

EFF: Forcing Suspects To Decrypt Electronic Information Is UnConstitutional

Personal Liberty Alerts

by Sam Rolley

July 25, 2013

The Electronic Frontier Foundation filed an amicus brief in a Federal court Wednesday in a bid to fight government efforts to violate Americans' 5th Amendment rights by forcing people under investigation to decrypt their electronic files.

The filing relates to a case in which the FBI is attempting to force Jeremy Feldon, who is under investigation for child pornography, to decrypt data stored on devices and hard drives found in the apartment. After unsuccessfully attempting to access the electronic information for months, agents filed a court order forcing Feldman to provide the government with the decrypted contents of the drives. EFF argues that forcing the man to decrypt the contents of the devices is a violation of 5th Amendment protections against self-incrimination.

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