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The Latest Spin From Voting Machine Makers: What Problems?

Dan Wallach, Freedom to Tinker. July 7, 2008.
At a Texas legislative hearing, manufacturers say scientists who studied their machines were not looking at "real world" issues.

TSA Recovers Over $1 Million in Loose Change From Airport Security Bins

Lindsay Beyerstein, AlterNet: PEEK. July 1, 2008.
Small windfall for TSA, like finding lunch money in the couch cushions...

Networked Percolators at Risk of Distributed Denial-of-Coffee Attack

Lindsay Beyerstein, AlterNet AlterNet: PEEK. June 19, 2008.
Internet-connected espresso machine vulnerable to hackers.

How Water Has Become a National Security Issue

Maude Barlow, YES! Magazine. June 6, 2008.
Water has become a key strategic security issue for the U.S. government and that has some very concerned.

Shrinking Glaciers and Rising Seas Affect Food and Security

Brad Knickerbocker, Christian Science Monitor. April 2, 2008.
It's becoming clear now that climate change may be altering the way people and governments think about water.

Climate Change: The World's Biggest Security Threat

Nicole Itano, Christian Science Monitor. March 18, 2008.
Unchecked climate change could spark instability in energy-producing states and lead to the collapse of fragile states around the world.

Demography is Not Destiny -- But it Can Influence Women's Rights

Gib Clarke, RH Reality Check. March 5, 2008.
Family planning is an issue of human rights, but its vast other benefits -- including security, education and health -- shouldn't be overlooked.

In Iraq, Women Increasingly Targeted for Violence

IraqSloggerJuly 24, 2007.
One of the bright spots of Saddam Hussein's brutal rule was the full recognition of women's rights. Those days are long gone.

Diebold voting machine key copied from pic on Diebold website

Lindsay Beyerstein, AlterNet: PEEK. January 25, 2007.
Or, unlock the vote with a mini bar key.

Government Spying Goes Global

Maureen Webb, AlterNet. December 12, 2006.
The government is tracking your transactions to help find terror suspects -- a move that makes about as much sense as assigning guilt based on Google keyword searches.

100,000 contractors now in Iraq

Lindsay Beyerstein, AlterNet: PEEK. December 7, 2006.
Ten times as many contractors as in first Gulf War.

Proof that Bush lies every day about Dems lack of security plan

Bob Geiger, AlterNet: PEEK. November 3, 2006.
The same Republicans who killed the Democratic plan now walk around saying the Democrats have no plan.

Hypocritical DeWine AWOL from Intelligence Committee

Bob Geiger, AlterNet: The Mix. October 10, 2006.
On talking tough, but not showing up

Security! Security! Security!

Melissa McEwan, AlterNet: PEEK. October 10, 2006.
Or not.

Exploring Christopher Columbus Day

Elias Lawless, WireTap. October 9, 2006.
Opinion: How might a federal holiday relate to U.S. support for Guatemala`s bid at the U.N. Security Council?