The Best Explanation Yet Of How The NSA's PRISM Surveillance Program Works
The Associated Press has published a detailed report about how the NSA's PRISM program — established to acquire data from tech giants including Apple, Google, Microsoft, and Facebook — is a small part...
View ArticleViolent Clash As Turkish Police Storm The Park At Heart Of Anti-Government...
Turkish security forces moved into Istanbul's Gezi Park on Saturday to evict anti-government protestors only hours after the Prime Minister issued a stern ultimatum that they must leave before Sunday,...
View ArticleThis Is The Best Drug War Infographic We've Ever Seen
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View Article8th Grader Arrested Over NRA T-Shirt Argument Now Faces A Year in Jail
The West Virginia eight-grader arrested and suspended over his National Rifle Association T-shirt with an image of a firearm is now facing a $500 fine and a year in jail.A judge is allowing prosecutors...
View ArticleThe NSA Spying Leaks Have Formed An Unlikely Alliance Of Conservative And...
American liberals and libertarians rarely see eye to eye -- but they have united behind demands for more transparency following recent revelations of vast and secretive surveillance programs.The...
View ArticleWikileaks Founder: Being Stuck In An Embassy For Year Is 'Like Living On A...
It is an odd sight: WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is wearing a jacket and tie, but no shoes. Then again, if you have not stepped outside Ecuador's London embassy for a year, shoes are largely...
View ArticleNETANYAHU: The World Needs To Keep Up Nuclear Pressure On Iran
Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli prime minister has demanded that worldwide pressure on Iran to curb its nuclear programme holds firm despite the election of a new president widely seen as a moderate...
View ArticleNorth Korea Wants To Talk Nukes With The US
PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — North Korea's top governing body on Sunday proposed high-level nuclear and security talks with the United States in an appeal sent just days after calling off talks with...
View ArticleOfficials: NSA Scheme Foiled Terrorist Plots In Over 20 Countries
WASHINGTON (AP) — Top U.S. intelligence officials said Saturday that information gleaned from two controversial data-collection programs run by the National Security Agency thwarted potential terrorist...
View ArticleCBS' Bob Schieffer Destroys Edward Snowden In 90 Seconds
CBS anchor Bob Schieffer on Sunday ripped Edward Snowden, the 29-year-old former National Security Agency contractor who was the source of a spring of leaks about the agency's surveillance methods.Amid...
View ArticleNSA Leak Reveals US Spied On Russian President And Other Dignitaries At G20...
American and British spying agencies were intercepting phone and internet data of foreign dignitaries attending the G20 Summit in 2009, according to The Guardian.The paper revealed top-secret documents...
View ArticleIntelligence Chief Shoots Down Report That NSA Analysts Can Listen To Phone...
The Office of the Director of National Intelligence released an unusual statement late Sunday evening pushing back on a challenged report that claimed the National Security Agency had admitted it could...
View ArticleApple Reveals How Much And What Information It Gives To The Feds
Apple has put out a statement concerning PRISM, and the Fed's demands for data.Here it is:Two weeks ago, when technology companies were accused of indiscriminately sharing customer data with government...
View ArticleSecret Service Agents To Dress Up Like Farmers At This Year's G8 Summit
THE US SECRET Service will dress as Irish farmers in an attempt to remain incognito while protecting Barack Obama during the G8.The security services have purchased a fleet of tractors for agents to...
View ArticleThe Leadership Trait That Barack Obama and Dick Cheney Share
How is it that President Obama and former Vice President Dick Cheney, who appeared on Fox News Sunday defending the NSA's vast surveillance program, find themselves on the same side of so many highly...
View ArticleSyrian Rebels Unleash Unprecedented 6-Ton Car Bomb, Killing 60
An activist on the ground in Syria told Al Jazeera that the car bomb which reportedly killed at least 60 government soldiers in Syria was packed with 6 tons of explosives.The target was a military...
View ArticleHere’s A Video Of The Quadcopter Camera Drone Being Shot Down By The Turkish...
As explained in the previous post that included footage recorded by the drone, on June 11. 2013, Turkish Police fired bullets and eventually downed a radio-controlled flying camera quadcopter during...
View ArticleHow America Grooms The Next Generation Of Army Leaders [PHOTOS]
The United States Military Academy at West Point is one of the most elite institutions in the country. Located about an hour north of New York City, its mission is to train the next generation of...
View ArticleIn A Stunning Escalation, Turkey Warns It May Deploy Army Against Protesters
Turkey warned on Monday it may bring in the army to help quell nationwide anti-government protests after a weekend of heavy clashes between riot police and demonstrators sent tensions soaring.The...
View ArticleSNOWDEN: 'Being Called A Traitor By Dick Cheney Is The Highest Honor'
National Security Agency leak source Edward Snowden on Monday called it an "honor" that former Vice President Dick Cheney referred to him as a "traitor."In a livechat on the website of The Guardian,...
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