Good, Gutless, Marginalizing, or Endangering?
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US al-Qaeda Panic Focused on Intercepted ‘Code Words’
By Jason Ditz The scrambling around a potential al-Qaeda plot that led to the closure of dozens of US embassies worldwide came from the use of certain “code words” in …
Pentagon ‘Realignment’ Could End AFRICOM, Merge Western Hemisphere
By Jason Ditz Though officials insist that the plans are still in “notional” stages and aren’t close to being approved, reports coming out of the Pentagon suggest that a major …
Four More Last-Minute New Jersey Independent Candidates file for U.S. Senate
By Richard Winger On the afternoon of August 13, four more independent candidates filed for U.S. Senate in the New Jersey special election. They are: (1) Stuart Meissner, whose ballot …
Washington Times Carries Story About Cindy Sheehan Run for California Governor in 2014
By Richard Winger The Washington Times has this story about Cindy Sheehan’s plans to run for Governor of California. Even though (as the story says) she was speaking to a …
Propaganda: US Military Implicated in Mass Online Spamming Scandal
Throughout history, military forces have engaged in information warfare. In some cases, news of atrocities committed by opposing forces, real or otherwise, has been spread through the media as a …
Should Rand Paul Reintroduce Read the Bills, Write the Laws, and One Subject?
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As Iraqi al-Qaeda Surges Into Syria, the War Changes
By Jason Ditz Al-Qaeda in Iraq (AQI) made a very public show of its involvement in Syria, announcing a name change for its umbrella group form the “Islamic State of …
CIA Claims Syria Is Top ‘Threat,’ And US Policy Is Making It Worse
By Jason Ditz Outgoing CIA Deputy Leader Michael Morrell raised more than a few eyebrows this weekend when in an interview he declared Syria to be the “top current threat …
Lawsuit Filed Against Three Provisions of North Carolina New Omnibus Election Law Bill
By Richard Winger On August 12, a lawsuit was filed against three provisions of the North Carolina omnibus election law bill that had been signed a few hours before the …