Press Trust of India / Islamabad December 31, 2007
A dramatic new footage of former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto’s assassination today lent credence to the claim by Pakistan People’s Party that she was shot dead - a version vehemently contradicted by the government.The footage aired by Britain’s Channel 4 and subsequently beamed by Pakistani TV channels showed that Bhutto, who stood at the sun-roof of her bulletproof vehicle, had fallen into the car after shots were fired and before a suicide bomber detonated explosives after the Rawalpindi rally on Dec 27.
This was contrary to the government’s account that the force of the blast had thrown Bhutto against a metal lever on the car’s sun-roof, causing a fatal skull fracture.

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David Edwards and Muriel Kane
Published: Thursday November 29, 2007

Original Story: The Raw Story

It was revealed last week that firefighters are being trained to not only keep an eye out for illegal materials in the course of their duties, but even to report back any expression of discontent with the government.

A year ago, Homeland Security gave security clearances to nine New York City fire chiefs and began sharing intelligence with them. Even before that, fire department personnel were being taught “to identify material or behavior that may indicate terrorist activities” and were also “told to be alert for a person who is hostile, uncooperative or expressing hate or discontent with the United States.”

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