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Ricin Suspect Was Tracked Via Mail Scanners : Feds: Postal Service photographs every piece of mail it processes

Featured Photo: U.S. Mail Delivery, 1900’s. SOURCE: Jannette Fuller (Public Domain).

I’m glad they caught her, but the method used is just another peek at our ever  increasing government’s “Big Bro” system of spying on American’s. Scary stuff. . . . EDITOR

From the Smoking Gun JUNE 7, 2013

JUNE 7–A high-tech computer system that captures images of  “every mail piece that is processed” by the United State Postal Service was critical in helping federal agents track the Texas woman arrested today for allegedly sending ricin-tainted letters to President Barack Obama and New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg.

In a U.S. District Court complaint filed today against Shannon Guess Richardson, an FBI agent details how investigators traced the ricin letters back to NewBoston, Texas, where the 35-year-old Richardson (seen below) lives with her husband. . . .  Read Complete Report

CIA whistleblower John Kiriakou: Torture was official US policy (Video Report)

Featured Photo:Tower – Prison, Guantanamo Bay Cuba CREDIT MCS3 Joshua Nistas SOURCE US Navy (Public Domain)

From youtube uploaded by RTAmerica

Published on Jan 31, 2013

Former CIA agent John Kiriakou was sentenced to 30 months in prison for revealing the identity of a covert officer to a reporter. But originally he was pending charges on the violating the espionage act. Kiriakou is the first CIA official to publicly confirm the use of
waterboarding and other tactics he describes as torture under the Bush administration. His supporters believe he has been unfairly targeted and punished. John Kiriakou and his attorney Jesselyn Radack join us for the details.