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M16 spy Gareth Williams tied himself to bed, says landlady
Rosa Silverman, Tom Morgan
Wednesday, 25 April 2012
MI6 spy Gareth Williams tied himself to his bed "to see if he could get free" years before his body was found in a padlocked bag, his inquest heard today.
Mr Williams was working for GCHQ in Cheltenham when his landlord and landlady in the town discovered him with his wrists attached to the head board.
They concluded the act was "more likely to be sexual than escapology," the hearing was told.
In a written statement read to Westminster Coroner's Court, his landlady Jennifer Elliot described the startling scene that confronted her and her husband in the middle of the night three years before their tenant's death.
Ms Elliot, who rented out an annex to her home to Mr Williams, said: "We were in bed and we heard Gareth shouting for help. It was about 1.30am and during winter.
"We both got up, got the spare key and opened the door to the annex.
"I called 'are you ok?' Gareth replied 'can you help me?'
"We went upstairs and found him lying in his bed with both hands tied with material attached at the headboard."
The spy was dressed in boxer shorts, with the bedclothes pulled over his legs, she said.
"He was not aroused and I could not see any sperm near him," she went on. "He was very embarrassed.
"He said 'I just wanted to see if I could get myself free'."
Ms Elliot could not describe what material he had used to tie up his wrists, she said, adding that her husband thought he had formed two loops and put his hands through them.
The couple thought the material looked taut enough to cut into the spy's skin, the court heard.
Ms Elliot's statement continued: "My husband said 'what the bloody hell are you doing?' and he said 'I just wanted to see if I could get free'.
"He told my husband there was a knife on the side and my husband cut him free.
"We said 'Gareth, we can't have you doing this'. He agreed and said it wouldn't happen again."
There was no repeat of the strange incident, Ms Elliot said, and she and her husband never spoke of it to anyone but each other.
"We obviously discussed it and thought it more likely to be sexual than escapology," she added.
But apart from this, Mr Williams's flat was always immaculate and his landlady "never saw anything of a sexual or fetish nature" there, the inquest was told.
Mr Williams's body was found locked in a hold-all in his flat in Pimlico, London, in August 2010 but 20 months on his death still remains a mystery.
When police entered Mr Williams's flat they found some £20,000-worth of high-end women's clothing and shoes among his possessions, the inquest has heard.
A member of staff who worked at upmarket west London fashion store Dover Street Market recalled him coming in regularly and buying women's items he said were for his girlfriend.
In her written statement, Carol Kirton said he had never mentioned his girlfriend's name.
"He would come into the store, browse the store and I would make a suggested purchase to him," she said.
Initially the spy would decline her suggestion but then go on to make the purchase, she said.
"He described his girlfriend as tall and slim," she said, adding that on one occasion he had bought a Christopher Kane patent leather skirt.
"He was different from other male customers," Ms Kirton went on.
She described Mr Williams as "shy" and "on a mission to buy an item" when he came into the store.
Elizabeth Guthrie, a friend of Mr Williams, was asked in court whether the spy had ever expressed an interest in cross-dressing.
"Nothing of a sexual bent but we were going to a fancy dress ball together," she said.
"He was going as a ninja, not as a queen."
She also suggested that his collection of female clothing might have been "Gareth's attempt at a support strategy for someone. They certainly would not have been for him".
Asked about his sexuality, she said: "I have a personal view that he was straight."
The court also heard that it had somehow been leaked to the press that Mr Williams's home computer showed he visited websites about claustrophilia - the love of enclosure - and bondage and sadomasochism.
Ms Guthrie revealed that Mr Williams had sometimes gone by another name, but his mystery second identity was not revealed to the court as the coroner cut short the line of questioning.
The spy's friend was asked by Mr Williams's family lawyer Anthony O'Toole whether Mr Williams had told her he "sometimes used another name", to which she replied "yes".
She added that Mr Williams used a number of different phones to call her as well.
"He wouldn't always call me from one number and he had brought various phones around," she said.
"It was different numbers coming in and calling me that turned out to be Gareth's voice."
But more often than not he would "just show up and ring the bell", she said.
Ms Guthrie, who signed a police statement on which her name was incorrect, described a friendship with Mr Williams based on their mutual love of history, art, Japanese Manga cartoons, travel and humorous anecdotes.
Questioned by the coroner over the puzzling issue of why she had signed the police statement despite the error, she explained she had been focusing on its content rather than alternative spellings of her name.
While the pair were close friends who spent lots of time together, Ms Guthrie said she had never been to Mr Williams's flat.
"For someone to have been brought back to his own space would have been something of note and would have implied, in my view, a very strong relationship," she said.
"He may or may not have chosen to tell me about it but he would have told his family."
Detective Chief Inspector Jackie Sebire, the leading officer in the case, told the court yesterday she always assumed "a third party had been involved in the death or by putting the body in the bag".
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http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/m16-spy-gareth-williams-tied-himself-to-bed-says-landlady-7678328.html
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"Discrimination is neither "not OK" nor something "not to continue." Every individual and business owner should have the right to refuse service. In a free society, every individual and business owner would have the right to refuse service. It is part and parcel of the inviolability of private property, the freedom of assembly, the freedom of association, the freedom of contract, free enterprise, and the free market."
The Right to Refuse Service
by Laurence M. Vance, April 25, 2012
Back in 1994, the restaurant chain Denny's settled a class-action racial-discrimination lawsuit for $54.4 million. Although the restaurant is known for always being open and serving breakfast, lunch, and dinner at any time, day or night, black patrons alleged that they had been refused service, forced to wait longer than white customers, charged more than white customers, and asked to prepay for service.
The agreement resulted from separate lawsuits filed in California and Maryland that were then expanded to include claimants in 48 other states. In California, a black girl alleged that she had been refused the restaurant's customary free birthday meal. In Maryland, six black U.S. Secret Service agents alleged that they had been forced to wait an hour for service while white customers were served ahead of them.
In a strange twist of fate, Denny's restaurant parent company, Advantica, was chosen by Fortune magazine in 2001 as the "Best Company for Minorities."
More recently, Hands On Originals, a T shirt company in Lexington, Kentucky, was picketed by Lexington's Gay and Lesbian Services Organization (GLSO) for refusing to produce T shirts for the city's "gay pride" festival to be held on June 30. The design featured a number 5 on the front, with "Lexington Pride Festival" and the names of the event's sponsors appearing on the back.
Although the firm bid on producing the T shirts, the owners declined to fill the order after they had been selected. The owners, who were not initially aware that they were bidding on a gay-themed T shirt, explained to the GLSO that, as a Christian organization, producing the T shirts would be against their conscience. The owners did locate another T shirt business for GLSO that would honor their low bid.
Nevertheless, the GLSO filed a public-accommodation discrimination complaint with the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Human Rights Commission, alleging,
One of GLSO's officers who attended the demonstration, Aaron Baker, stated, "Ultimately the owners of Hands On Originals need to recognize that discrimination is not OK and need to make a commitment not to continue that." But he also said that "Hands on Originals does a lot of business in this town, and people should be aware of the situation, so they can make an informed decision about whether they want to buy from them."
Baker is wrong, but he is also right.
Discrimination is neither "not OK" nor something "not to continue." Every individual and business owner should have the right to refuse service. In a free society, every individual and business owner would have the right to refuse service. It is part and parcel of the inviolability of private property, the freedom of assembly, the freedom of association, the freedom of contract, free enterprise, and the free market. In a free society, as Future of Freedom Foundation president Jacob Hornberger maintains,
As it is now, although it is unlawful to refuse to serve certain classes of people, it is not unlawful to give senior citizen discounts (discrimination based on age) or free meals to groups such as children, people celebrating birthdays, and police officers even though doing so discriminates against adults, people not celebrating birthdays, and all occupations besides police officers.
Clearly, there is much confusion about discrimination in our relatively free (as opposed to absolutely free) society overseen by regulators, bureaucrats, and judges -- authoritarians, statists, and busybodies who seek to use the force of government to compel others to associate or do business with people they don't want to. Currently, if the patron of a business or organization is not a member of a federally protected class, the legal right to refuse service generally depends on whether the refusal was arbitrary or whether there was a specific interest in refusing a patron service. That leaves everything up to the whim of government regulators, bureaucrats, and judges.
Lest there be any misunderstanding, I should say that a free society has nothing in common with the Jim Crow era. Jim Crow regulations, which prohibited white businessmen from serving black customers, were maintained by government force. They were the antithesis of the voluntary association found in a free society. And not only did they harm blacks, they denied the fundamental right of whites to associate and conduct business with them as they saw fit.
The basis of GLSO's public-accommodation discrimination complaint is the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Listed among the goals in the preamble of the Civil Rights Act is, in addition to enforcing "the constitutional right to vote," preventing "discrimination in federally assisted programs," and authorizing "the Attorney General to institute suits to protect constitutional rights in public facilities and public education," the government's intent "to provide injunctive relief against discrimination in public accommodations."
The government is using the word "public" in two different senses. As Title II, "Injunctive Relief against Discrimination in Places of Public Accommodation," section 201 states,
The GLSO's Aaron Baker is right about one thing. People should be aware of the practices of any business "so they can make an informed decision about whether they want to buy from them."
In a free society, it is not just businesses that have the right to refuse service; customers have the right to investigate the practices of any place of business and boycott or give bad publicity to any business establishment that doesn't meet their standards. Discrimination is a two-edged sword. It could function as a death knell for any business because of boycotts, bad publicity, or too narrow a market to make a profit. But in a free society, the practice of discrimination must be an option for buyers and sellers.
Although conservatives may sound like libertarians when they talk about freedom, property rights, and limited government, they usually fall short of advocating a truly free society.
Typical is Richard Garnett, professor of law and associate dean at Notre Dame Law School. In his recent Public Discourse article "Confusion About Discrimination," he shows that it is conservatives who are confused about discrimination:
Many liberals could agree with exactly what the conservative Garnett is saying, but then both would argue endlessly about whether this case of discrimination is "wrong" and whether that case of wrongful discrimination should be corrected by government action.
Libertarians, on the other hand, would argue correctly and consistently that, by their very nature, the rights of private property, freedom of assembly, freedom of association, free enterprise, and freedom of contract include the right to refuse service and otherwise discriminate -- for any reason.
http://www.fff.org/comment/com1204q.asp
The Right to Refuse Service
by Laurence M. Vance, April 25, 2012
Back in 1994, the restaurant chain Denny's settled a class-action racial-discrimination lawsuit for $54.4 million. Although the restaurant is known for always being open and serving breakfast, lunch, and dinner at any time, day or night, black patrons alleged that they had been refused service, forced to wait longer than white customers, charged more than white customers, and asked to prepay for service.
The agreement resulted from separate lawsuits filed in California and Maryland that were then expanded to include claimants in 48 other states. In California, a black girl alleged that she had been refused the restaurant's customary free birthday meal. In Maryland, six black U.S. Secret Service agents alleged that they had been forced to wait an hour for service while white customers were served ahead of them.
In a strange twist of fate, Denny's restaurant parent company, Advantica, was chosen by Fortune magazine in 2001 as the "Best Company for Minorities."
More recently, Hands On Originals, a T shirt company in Lexington, Kentucky, was picketed by Lexington's Gay and Lesbian Services Organization (GLSO) for refusing to produce T shirts for the city's "gay pride" festival to be held on June 30. The design featured a number 5 on the front, with "Lexington Pride Festival" and the names of the event's sponsors appearing on the back.
Although the firm bid on producing the T shirts, the owners declined to fill the order after they had been selected. The owners, who were not initially aware that they were bidding on a gay-themed T shirt, explained to the GLSO that, as a Christian organization, producing the T shirts would be against their conscience. The owners did locate another T shirt business for GLSO that would honor their low bid.
Nevertheless, the GLSO filed a public-accommodation discrimination complaint with the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Human Rights Commission, alleging,
- On or about March 8, 2012, members of the GLSO were told that our Pride Festival t shirt printing quote would not be honored due to the fact that the t shirt company is a Christian organization. We were told that our t shirts would not be printed. We believe that we have been discriminated against in violation of Local Ordinance 201-99, based on sexual orientation.
One of GLSO's officers who attended the demonstration, Aaron Baker, stated, "Ultimately the owners of Hands On Originals need to recognize that discrimination is not OK and need to make a commitment not to continue that." But he also said that "Hands on Originals does a lot of business in this town, and people should be aware of the situation, so they can make an informed decision about whether they want to buy from them."
Baker is wrong, but he is also right.
Discrimination is neither "not OK" nor something "not to continue." Every individual and business owner should have the right to refuse service. In a free society, every individual and business owner would have the right to refuse service. It is part and parcel of the inviolability of private property, the freedom of assembly, the freedom of association, the freedom of contract, free enterprise, and the free market. In a free society, as Future of Freedom Foundation president Jacob Hornberger maintains,
- A person has the fundamental right to associate with anyone he chooses and on any basis he chooses. He might be the biggest bigot in the world, choosing only to associate with white supremacists, but that's what freedom is all about -- the right to make whatever choices one wants in his life, so long as his conduct is peaceful -- i.e., no murder, rape, theft, fraud, or other violent assaults against others.
As it is now, although it is unlawful to refuse to serve certain classes of people, it is not unlawful to give senior citizen discounts (discrimination based on age) or free meals to groups such as children, people celebrating birthdays, and police officers even though doing so discriminates against adults, people not celebrating birthdays, and all occupations besides police officers.
Clearly, there is much confusion about discrimination in our relatively free (as opposed to absolutely free) society overseen by regulators, bureaucrats, and judges -- authoritarians, statists, and busybodies who seek to use the force of government to compel others to associate or do business with people they don't want to. Currently, if the patron of a business or organization is not a member of a federally protected class, the legal right to refuse service generally depends on whether the refusal was arbitrary or whether there was a specific interest in refusing a patron service. That leaves everything up to the whim of government regulators, bureaucrats, and judges.
Lest there be any misunderstanding, I should say that a free society has nothing in common with the Jim Crow era. Jim Crow regulations, which prohibited white businessmen from serving black customers, were maintained by government force. They were the antithesis of the voluntary association found in a free society. And not only did they harm blacks, they denied the fundamental right of whites to associate and conduct business with them as they saw fit.
The basis of GLSO's public-accommodation discrimination complaint is the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Listed among the goals in the preamble of the Civil Rights Act is, in addition to enforcing "the constitutional right to vote," preventing "discrimination in federally assisted programs," and authorizing "the Attorney General to institute suits to protect constitutional rights in public facilities and public education," the government's intent "to provide injunctive relief against discrimination in public accommodations."
The government is using the word "public" in two different senses. As Title II, "Injunctive Relief against Discrimination in Places of Public Accommodation," section 201 states,
- (a) All persons shall be entitled to the full and equal enjoyment of the goods, services, facilities, and privileges, advantages, and accommodations of any place of public accommodation, as defined in this section, without discrimination or segregation on the ground of race, color, religion, or national origin.
- (b) Each of the following establishments which serves the public is a place of public accommodation within the meaning of this title if its operations affect commerce, or if discrimination or segregation by it is supported by State action:
- (1) any inn, hotel, motel, or other establishment which provides lodging to transient guests, other than an establishment located within a building which contains not more than five rooms for rent or hire and which is actually occupied by the proprietor of such establishment as his residence;
- (2) any restaurant, cafeteria, lunchroom, lunch counter, soda fountain, or other facility principally engaged in selling food for consumption on the premises, including, but not limited to, any such facility located on the premises of any retail establishment; or any gasoline station;
- (3) any motion picture house, theater, concert hall, sports arena, stadium or other place of exhibition or entertainment; and
- (4) any establishment (A)(i) which is physically located within the premises of any establishment otherwise covered by this subsection, or (ii) within the premises of which is physically located any such covered establishment, and (B) which holds itself out as serving patrons of such covered establishment.
- (b) Each of the following establishments which serves the public is a place of public accommodation within the meaning of this title if its operations affect commerce, or if discrimination or segregation by it is supported by State action:
The GLSO's Aaron Baker is right about one thing. People should be aware of the practices of any business "so they can make an informed decision about whether they want to buy from them."
In a free society, it is not just businesses that have the right to refuse service; customers have the right to investigate the practices of any place of business and boycott or give bad publicity to any business establishment that doesn't meet their standards. Discrimination is a two-edged sword. It could function as a death knell for any business because of boycotts, bad publicity, or too narrow a market to make a profit. But in a free society, the practice of discrimination must be an option for buyers and sellers.
Although conservatives may sound like libertarians when they talk about freedom, property rights, and limited government, they usually fall short of advocating a truly free society.
Typical is Richard Garnett, professor of law and associate dean at Notre Dame Law School. In his recent Public Discourse article "Confusion About Discrimination," he shows that it is conservatives who are confused about discrimination:
- We believe that "discrimination" is wrong. And, because "discrimination" is wrong, we believe that governments such as ours -- secular, liberal, constitutional governments -- should take steps to prevent, discourage, and denounce it. We are right to believe these things. The proposition that it is not only true, but "self-evidently" true, that all human persons are "created equal" is foundational for us. The principle of equal citizenship holds near-universal appeal, even though we often disagree about that principle's particular applications.
- At the same time, it is not true that "discrimination" is always or necessarily wrong. Nor is it the case that governments always or necessarily should or may regulate or discourage it -- say, through its expression and spending -- even when it is wrong. "Discrimination," after all, is just another word for decision-making, for choosing and acting in accord with or with reference to particular criteria. We do and should "discriminate" -- we draw lines, identify limits, make judgments, act on the basis of preferences -- all the time.
- At the same time, it is not true that "discrimination" is always or necessarily wrong. Nor is it the case that governments always or necessarily should or may regulate or discourage it -- say, through its expression and spending -- even when it is wrong. "Discrimination," after all, is just another word for decision-making, for choosing and acting in accord with or with reference to particular criteria. We do and should "discriminate" -- we draw lines, identify limits, make judgments, act on the basis of preferences -- all the time.
Many liberals could agree with exactly what the conservative Garnett is saying, but then both would argue endlessly about whether this case of discrimination is "wrong" and whether that case of wrongful discrimination should be corrected by government action.
Libertarians, on the other hand, would argue correctly and consistently that, by their very nature, the rights of private property, freedom of assembly, freedom of association, free enterprise, and freedom of contract include the right to refuse service and otherwise discriminate -- for any reason.
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University of Texas researchers design chip allowing mobile devices to see through walls
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As unbelievable as it sounds, researchers at the University of Texas at Dallas have created an imager chip for mobile devices which would turn an ordinary cell phone into something which can see through walls, wood, plastics, paper, skin and other objects.
Using the terahertz (THz) band of the electromagnetic spectrum, the wavelengths of which fall between the microwave and infrared bands, the chip could signify a revolution in the surveillance capabilities of mobile phones along with new chips like Broadcom's BCM4752 which is capable of providing ultra-precise location data.
Combine this with citizen spying applications and the techniques which gently push people to conduct surveillance without them knowing what they're actually doing, patents from Google which would allow them to collect the data from such chips and the National Security Agency's (NSA's) new data center and you have the penultimate surveillance state.
The research team connected two separate advances in science: the mostly untapped terahertz frequency range of the electromagnetic spectrum, and cutting edge microchip technology.
For those who are unfamiliar or need a refresher, the electromagnetic spectrum makes up all wavelengths of electromagnetic energy from visible light to radio waves to microwaves to infrared to ultraviolet and everything in between.
Most consumer devices have yet to leverage the terahertz band, which means that this could be truly revolutionary technology, although some like myself might think that this revolution is not necessarily all that wonderful.
"We've created approaches that open a previously untapped portion of the electromagnetic spectrum for consumer use and life-saving medical applications," said Dr. Kenneth O, an electrical engineering professor at the University of Texas at Dallas as well as the director of the Texas Analog Center of Excellence.
"The terahertz range is full of unlimited potential that could benefit us all," he added, although I'm not quite sure how allowing cell phones to see through walls and thus erase what tiny shred of privacy we have left would benefit us all.
This technology would likely not even be as expensive as one might expect. This is because the new approach would allow images to be created with THz-range signals without the need for several lenses or other expensive equipment within the device.
This would not only reduce cost, but also size, making the technology something which we could realistically see in mobile phones in the future.
The University of Texas at Dallas press release notes that the techniques involved in the manufacturing of the microchip involved would also allow it to be applied to consumer devices.
Chips utilizing the Complimentary Metal-Oxide Semiconductor (CMOS) technology, which forms the basis of a great deal of consumer electronics like personal computers, mobile devices, high definition televisions, game consoles, etc. would make this technology even more affordable.
"CMOS is affordable and can be used to make lots of chips," Dr. O said. "The combination of CMOS and terahertz means you could put this chip and receiver on the back of a cell phone, turning it into a device carried in your pocket that can see through objects."
Thankfully, Dr. O seems to be, at least to a certain extent, concerned with privacy. This is evidenced by his team focusing on uses in distances of four inches or less, although this does not mean, by any means, that this technology could not be used at a greater distance when it is undoubtedly used by the government and military.
Some of the more innocuous potential applications could range from turning an ordinary phone into a stud finder or document authentication platform or even a counterfeit currency detector.
Manufacturing companies could potentially use it in process control and with more communication channels available in the THz range compared to the range currently used for wireless communications, data could be more rapidly transferred than the currently utilized frequency ranges allow.
There are even potential applications in healthcare fields, according to researchers.
It is possible that this type of imaging technology could be used to detect cancerous tumors, breath analysis for disease diagnosis and even air toxicity monitoring applications.
"There are all kinds of things you could be able to do that we just haven't yet thought about," said Dr. O, who also currently holds the Texas Instruments Distinguished Chair.
The research team's next move will be to create an entire functioning imaging system which is based on the THz frequency range leveraging CMOS chip technology.
This research is being supported by the Center for Circuit and Systems Solutions (C2S2 Center) and carried out at the Texas Analog Center of Excellence (TxACE).
TxACE is funded by the Semiconducter Research Corporation (SRC), Texas Instruments Inc., and the state of Texas through the Texas Emerging Technology Fund, the University of Texas system and the University of Texas at Dallas.
This research was presented at the most recent meeting of the International Solid-State Circuits Conference (ISSCC), according to Homeland Security News Wire.
While there are indeed some very promising, positive applications for this type of technology, there are also some grave concerns in terms of privacy, which is a commodity we are quickly losing in today's Big Brother society
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Together, we can change the world, one mind at a time.
Have a great day,
Tommy
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The Tea Party infrastructure that helped to elect Gov. Scott Walker
in 2010 continues to come to Walker's defense in his recall election.
That same bunch will be out in full force for my opponent this fall.
And whomever my opponent winds up being, we know he'll be propped up
by right-wing Super PACs who want nothing more than to buy this Senate
seat with negative ads funded by secret donations from the super-rich
and huge corporations.
The extreme right in Washington and Wisconsin are organizing for a
showdown this fall. And so are we.
Can you join us with an immediate contribution today?
https://secure.tammybaldwin.com/page/contribute/e120425
We've started organizing, but I'm not going to mince my words: we've
got a long, tough fight ahead. Our challenge rests in getting our
message out over all the noise. We've already started assembling the
ground team. We're reaching new audiences every day, but to keep
growing we need your support.
Join our grassroots campaign as a critical early supporter. Click here
to donate and help us prepare our ground game.
In my life, there have been plenty of times where the pundits have
doubted the progressive movement. They doubted whether I could win my
first campaign for Congress. They cast aside our ability to come
together. But we blew them away with a million signatures. And now,
we're going to set a new standard.
All the polling shows our race is a toss-up but we can't afford to
leave the outcome in doubt. We're gearing up and building the campaign
that can take on Walker's army -- and win.
Let's go!
-Tammy
https://secure.tammybaldwin.com/page/contribute/e120425
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Together, we can change the world, one mind at a time.
Have a great day,
Tommy
--
Together, we can change the world, one mind at a time.
Have a great day,
Tommy
--
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