Category: Society & Culture

Editorial on rising dengue and chikungunya cases in Delhi

The death of several people in Delhi linked to an outbreak of dengue, chikungunya and malaria has once again exposed the inadequacy of national public health programmes that aim to eliminate vector-b

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Meet the point individual for Obama’s ‘independent’ intelligence advisory board

http://twitter.com/#!/petergklein/status/367044770645815296

During their hit summit on Friday, President Obama pledged to generate an “independent” selection of “outside specialists” to examine NSA surveillance strategies. President Obama has actually really appointed an area person when it comes to separate, additional consultative board: The Director of nationwide Intelligence who recently apologized for lying to Congress about NSA surveillance:

http://twitter.com/#!/jdotp/status/367048271799128064

Well, if Holder is oversight for Holder, next why wouldn’t the president think Clapper could possibly be oversight for Clapper?

http://twitter.com/#!/kohtz/status/367034128111116289

No light hearted matter, at the least maybe not deliberately. Relative to the memo at WhiteHouse.gov, anything the “advisory board” recommends passes through DNI James Clapper before it’ll be provided to the president:

Within 60 times during the its establishment, the Evaluation Group will brief his or her interim findings if you ask me through Director of nationwide Intelligence (DNI), and also the evaluation Group provides a final report and recommendations in my experience through DNI no later on than December 15, 2013.

Here’s an indication well worth noting:

http://twitter.com/#!/jimantle/status/367035964683583488

May get worse, because there’s a high probability the “review board’s review board” would be headed up by Joe Biden.

Relevant:

Meet your new federal government: James Clapper releases ‘fact sheet’ on PRISM system

Discover more: http://twitchy.com/2013/08/12/meet-the-point-person-for-obamas-independent-and-outside-intelligence-advisory-board/

Darjeeling growers try to look for halt to Nepal beverage imports

Imports of ‘deceptively similar-looking’ teasfrom neighbouring Nepal in many cases are harmful Darjeeling’s drink business and growers have actually suggested the Centre which will make an agenda to get rid of low-priced imports.“Teas, imported

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