Are All Telephone Calls Recorded And Accessible To The US Government?
The real capabilities and behavior of the U.S. surveillance state are almost entirely unknown to the American public because, like most things of significance done by the U.S. government, it operates...
View ArticleObama To Mexico: Most Of The Guns Used To Commit Violence Here Come From The US
President Barack Obama has concluded a trip to Central America by promising to help Mexico fight its deadly drugs gangs, and to enhance the trade between the two countries.More than a billion dollars...
View ArticleGuantanamo Bay Is Spectacularly Expensive
In a speech on this week, President Barack Obama reaffirmed his intention to close down Guantanamo Bay detention camp in Cuba."We've got to close Guantanamo," Obama said at a highly publicized press...
View Article'Syrian Hackers' Take Over E! Online Twitter, Tweet Fake Headline About...
The pro-Assad hacking group Syrian Electronic Army (SEA) appear to have taken over the Twitteraccount of E! Online, using it to tweet a fake headline that said Justin Bieber had come out as gay.The...
View ArticleIsrael Bombs Syria For The Second Time In Three Days [VIDEO]
Israeli warplanes bombed targets in Damascus early on Sunday morning local time. This marks the second confirmed attack in three days, not to mention unconfirmed reports of other recent attacks.From...
View Article11 Of The Wildest Technology Conspiracy Theories
Nothing is at it seems! Or is it? Plus, they're all out to get you.Want proof? One theory says the CIA has funded an operation that trawls Facebook for data.Seriously.Whether the motivations are...
View ArticleFour Cybersecurity Breaches That Could Rattle The World
The cyber-ruffians who briefly tanked the stock market recently by faking a news tweet about an attack at the White House showed how much damage can be done with a few well-placed keystrokes. Those who...
View ArticleThese 17 Agencies Make Up The Most Sophisticated Spy Network In The World
The U.S. intelligence community is vast, composed of 17 distinct organizations each operating under its own shroud of secrecy.Oversight of these agencies generally falls to the Department of Defense or...
View ArticleIsrael's Huge Airstrike On Damascus Is As Much About Iran As It Is Syria
Early Sunday Israeli jets targeted the Syrian military's fortress on Qasioun Mountain, Damascus, causing the most powerful explosions near the capital in more than two years of fighting.The strike on...
View ArticleRepublican And Democratic Congressmen Get Into Heated Debate Over Upcoming...
Two U.S. congressmen entered into a heated debate Sunday over the upcoming hearing on the terrorist attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, last September that left four Americans dead.Rep....
View ArticleWhat's Happening To Guantánamo Detainees Right Now Is Unjustifiable
THE authorities at Guantánamo Bay say that prisoners have a choice. They can eat or, if they refuse to, they will have a greased tube stuffed up their noses, down their throats and into their stomachs,...
View ArticleWhy Israel Is So Concerned About Lebanese Militant Group Hezbollah
The Shiite militant group Hezbollah, apparently the destination for the arms shipment targeted by two Israeli air raids in 48 hours inside Syria, is a staunch ally of Iran, that oversaw its creation in...
View ArticleChina Is Trying To Become A Player In The Mideast, As It Hosts Israeli And...
BEIJING (AP) — China is hosting the leaders of both Palestine and Israel this week in a sign of its desire for a larger role in the Middle East.Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas was welcomed by his...
View ArticleWhy Due Process Is Important For Accused Terrorists
When Paul Kevin Curtis was arrested by the FBI and accused of sending letters laced with the poison ricin to President Obama, he wasn't wearing a special uniform that identified him as a terrorist.But...
View ArticleHere's A Tactical And Technical Breakdown Of Israel's Recent Air Strikes
For the second time in three days, strike aircraft of the Israeli Air Force (IAF) attacked targets in the vicinity of Damascus International Airport. The targets are alleged to have been shipments of...
View ArticleThe Worst Possible Cybersecurity Breaches Could Be Far Worse Than You Imagined
The cyber-ruffians who briefly tanked the stock market recently by faking a news tweet about an attack at the White House showed how much damage can be done with a few well-placed keystrokes. Those who...
View ArticleHere's Video Of The First Ever 3D Printed Handgun Being Fired
The world's first-ever 3D printed gun is available for download.Below are two videos of it being fired made by the Defense Distributed, the non-profit that developed the gun and is putting the file...
View ArticlePolice Find Al Qaeda Magazine On Computer Belonging To Bombing Suspect's Wife
Law enforcement officials have found a radical Islamist magazine on Katherine Russell's computer, the Washington Post reports, calling into question whether the Boston bombing suspect's 24-year-old...
View ArticleActivist Is Trying To Get 10,000 People To March On DC With Loaded Rifles
Independence Day in Washington, D.C. may see bigger fireworks if the "Open Carry March" put forth by a Marine veteran turned libertarian activist actually goes forward.Adam Kokesh, 31, is planning a...
View Article'Syrian Hacker' Claims Responsibility For Attacking The Onion's Twitter Account
The Onion's Twitter account appears to have been hacked, tweeting out a variety of stories relating to Syria.The tweets now appear to have been deleted, but you can see some in the screenshot...
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