Ecuador Grants Political Asylum To Julian Assange
The Ecuadorian government has granted political asylum to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. The full statement can be read here. Ecuadorian Foreign Minister Ricardo Patino first spoke about Assange's...
View ArticleIf This Document Is Correct Israel's Attack On Iran Would Be Like Nothing...
American blogger Richard Silverstein claims to have acquired an "Israeli briefing document" that outlines an Israeli attack on Iran and its nuclear facilities. While the validity of the report is...
View ArticleTaliban Claims Responsibility For Killing Seven American In Helicopter Attack
KABUL (Reuters) - Eleven people were killed on Thursday in a Black Hawk helicopter crash in southern Afghanistan, including seven U.S. soldiers and three Afghan allies, the NATO-led force in the...
View ArticleTwo Wartime Doctors Created An Inflatable Tourniquet That Will Save Countless...
When someone's aorta, the largest artery in the human body, is ruptured, there is almost nothing that can be done to save that person. That is, until now. Two emergency medical doctors with wartime...
View Article500 Million Tons Of Shipping May Grind To A Halt If The Mississippi River...
The Mississippi River is vital to American commerce and communities from the Gulf of Mexico to Minnesota, but the drought of 2012 is putting the river and those who rely on it in jeopardy. John Yang...
View ArticleHezbollah's Happy Little 'Resistance Museum' Shoots For Tomorrow's Fighters
Hezbollah has opened a theme park to "encourage resistance terrorism." Wait, hold on a sec, what I meant was, "tourism." The Vice Guide's Ryan Duffy produced a video about this new happiest place on...
View ArticleIf You Really Want To Bring Weed On An Airplane Do Not Stash It In A Jar Of...
The Transportation Security Administration's official blog announces all of the significant items confiscated by the airport security group, and there's a trend lately of people being caught trying to...
View ArticleBulgaria Releases Images Of A Suspected Accomplice To The Burgas Bus Bombing
Bulgarian authorities have released a computer-generated image and a fake Michigan license of a suspected accomplice to the suicide bombing that killed five Israeli tourists and a Bulgarian bus driver...
View ArticleStunning Pictures Of Afghanistan Like You've Never Seen It Before
With today's deadly attack on American forces and the fatal downing of an Black Hawk helicopter, the nation again looks to Afghanistan and the troop withdrawal in 2014. It's been a long 11 years, and...
View ArticleIndia's Entering An Exclusive Military Club And There's No Turning Back
Within the next 18-months, India will commission it's first self-built nuclear submarine, complete with ballistics missiles fitted for nuclear warheads. Currently only a handful of elite countries...
View ArticleREPORT: Bashar Al-Assad's Brother Had His Leg Blown Off In Rebel Bombing
Bashar al-Assad's enforcer brother Maher lost a leg in a bomb attack on the Syrian leader's security cabinet on July 18, according to Reuters sources. The Syrian president's younger brother – known...
View ArticleThe Government Is Spying On Federal Employees With Surveillance Software
Dozens of federal agencies have bought spyware to monitor the communications of government employees, Lisa Rein of the Washington Post reports. The software, sold by SpectorSoft, can be programmed to...
View ArticleFather Of Gunned Down Marine: 'My Son Trained Somebody To Murder Him'
The grief-stricken father of a slain Marine lashed out at the U.S. training policies with the Afghan National Security Forces. His son’s death became one of many recent insider attacks leading to...
View ArticleHere's Why The Feds Call The 'Hells Angels' A Criminal Organization
The Hells Angels have filed suit over the government's bar on letting foreign members enter the United States, CNN reported Monday. The group claims the U.S. government has violated both immigration...
View ArticleAl-Qaida's Surge Spells Further Turmoil For Iraq
As the political turmoil in Iraq continues, insurgent groups are taking the opportunity to escalate their attacks and further destabilise the country. Their aim is as simple as it is deadly: to stir...
View ArticleHow Post-9/11 Surveillance Has Drastically Changed America [INFOGRAPHIC]
In the last few months, there has been a steady stream of reports regarding warrantless government surveillance of U.S. citizens. The new reality that followed 9/11 led NSA whistleblower William...
View ArticleAfrica Is Becoming China's New Oil Field, And The US State Department Is Not...
It didn’t surprise me today to read that China was irked by Clinton’s recent comments that African nations should be wary of China, as their relationships were based on a need for natural resources...
View ArticleHere Are The Lewd Allegations In A Top Official's Suit Against Homeland Security
A top federal immigration official filed a lawsuit accusing the Department of Homeland Security of bias against men back in May, but the explosive allegations just started heating up in the press in...
View ArticleThe Russian Military Is Buying Over 500 New Aircraft
In a post on his blog, Ilya Kramnik today made a set of predictions regarding upcoming procurement plans for the Russian air force. Here’s a translation: Combat aircraft: a second contract for 48...
View ArticleAustralian Mining Companies Are Desperate For Workers And Want To Hire US...
With Post 9/11 veteran unemployment hovering near nine percent and the services preparing to drastically cut forces, Australian mining companies have stepped up to grab some of that labor for their...
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