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program called Operation Earnest Voice (OEV), which was first developed in Iraq as a psychological warfare weapon against the online presence of al-Qaida supporters and others resisting the US military and political presence in Iraq. This effort proved successful and is now being used elsewhere in the Middle East and beyond, with assurances that none of these interventions would happen at home as it would be unlawful to "address US audiences” with such technology. another two billion suffering from the "hidden malnutrition" of inadequate diets, nearly all in the developing countries of Africa, Asia and Latin America. That deprivation will shorten lives and stunt young minds, hitting the most vulnerable populations such as the urban poor of food-importing countries in cities like Cairo, Tunis and Dhaka. a oe ees i ea "address US audiences” with such technology. 5. Private Prisons Fund Anti-Immigrant Legislation Over the past four years, roughly a million immigrants 3. Obama Authorises Assassination Campaign have been incarcerated in dangerous detention facilities The Obama administration has quietly put into in the US taxpayer-financed private prison system. practice an "incomplete idea" left over from the Bush II — Children were abused, women were raped and men died presidency: creating a de facto "presidential international from lack of basic medical attention. assassination program". Court documents, evidence Arizona's Governor Jan Brewer received substantial offered by Human Rights Watch and a special United campaign financing from Corrections Corporation of Nations report allege that US citizens suspected of | America (CCA) and GEO Group, which are the nation's encouraging "terror" had been put on “death lists”. two largest companies that finance, design, build and say Obama's. Director of Nashville, Tennessee, and GEO soreness atit At east two people are oe? Ses rear program was within the rights known to have been are he principal moving forces massa ences | murdered by Central oot a OR leat two people are| ‘Intelligence Agency Peron aoit'cca and CeO, known to have been murdered operatives under the which rely almost exclusively on by Central Intelligence Agency program. revenue from tax dollars at local, state and federal levels, profited When the program was from the incarceration of challenged in a New York City immigrants apprehended by US court, the judge refused to rule, saying that "there are mmigration and Customs Enforcement. circumstances in which the executive's unilateral CCA's top management in Tennessee contributed the decision to kill a US citizen overseas is ‘constitutionally argest block of out-of-state campaign contributions committed to the political branches’ and judicially received by Governor Brewer. Brewer employs two operatives under the program. unreviewable". ormer CCA lobbyists as aides; they assisted in signing Arizona SB 1070 into law on 23 April 2010. CCA, which 4. Global Food Crisis Expands already has several detention facilities in Arizona and is A new worldwide spike in agricultural commodity and oping to expand its immigrant business in that state, food prices is generating both predictable and is expected to show a huge increase in revenues extraordinary fallouts. ‘The search for causes once again ollowing the implementation of SB 1070. Tanda ta 2 nate teen AE Mand At atan te ten de At least two people are known to have been murdered by Central Intelligence Agency operatives under the program. 4. Global Food Crisis Expands A new worldwide spike in agricultural commodity and food prices is generating both predictable and extraordinary fallouts. The search for causes once again leads to a conjuncture of flawed policies in trade, environment, finance and agriculture that is likely to produce more dangerous volatility in years to come. Over the past year, food prices around the world shot sharply upwards, surpassing the previous price surge in 2007-2008 to set a new record, as measured by the UN's Food and Agriculture Organization. In February 2011, the UN's food price index rose for the eighth consecutive month to the highest level since at least 1990. As a result, since 2010 began, roughly another 44 million people have quietly crossed the threshold into malnutrition, joining 925 million already suffering from lack of food. If prices continue to rise, this food crisis will push the ranks of the hungry towards a billion people, with 6. Google Spying via Street View? In 2010, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) investigated Internet search engine giant Google for illegally collecting personal data such as passwords, emails and information from other online activities from unsecured Wi-Fi networks in homes and businesses across the United States and around the world. Google has claimed that the data were accidentally picked up by their Street View cars while driving the world's streets. Clearly, this is an invasion of the public's privacy and yet the FTC has done basically nothing about it—not even a slap on the wrist for Google. In late October 2010, David Vladeck, Director of the FTC's Bureau of Consumer Protection, sent a two-page 24 * NEXUS DECEMBER 2011 - JANUARY 2012 www.nexusmagazine.com