Taliban Won’t Contest 2014 Afghan Election, Will Fight NATO Instead
By Jason Ditz In a message released today by their leader Mullah Omar, the Taliban has announced that they don’t intend to field candidates or take part in the 2014 …
TSA Eagerly Expands Beyond Airports
By Jason Ditz The nationalization of airport security in the US in 2001 has become increasingly controversial amid the heavy-handed tactics of the TSA, but even as the agency is …
Sacramento Bee Covers Announcement of Cindy Sheehan Gubernatorial Candidacy
By Richard Winger The Sacramento Bee’s “Capitol Alert” has this medium-length story about Cindy Sheehan’s plans to run for Governor of California in 2014. She has already been endorsed by …
Early Returns from Detroit Mayoral Race Show More Write-in Votes than Any Ballot-Listed Candidate is Receiving
By Richard Winger With only 5% of Detroit precincts counted, there are more write-in votes for Mayor than for any particular ballot-listed candidate. See this story. …read more Source: Ballot …
DHS Spread Fear of Al-Qaeda Attack on Lollapalooza 2013
Over the weekend, the US closed embassies in 22 countries due to an alleged threat by senior Al-Qaeda operatives, which the Obama administration refuses to specifically cite. When no attack …
What if Bill Hicks is alive and posing as Alex Jones?
I’m a long time fan Bill Hicks. He’s a comedian easily on par with George Carlin. I first learned about Hicks from the Tool album Ænima, which was dedicated to him. …
Taliban, Karzai Govt in Secret Talks
By Jason Ditz After President Hamid Karzai publicly withdrew from peace talks with the Taliban, there was a brief effort to “coax” him back to the table, but after that …
Puntland Severs Ties With Somali Central Govt
By Jason Ditz The de facto autonomous northeast of Somalia, Puntland has long been a region of relative stability, mostly avoiding the worst of the Ethiopian and African Union invasions …
North Carolina NAACP Asks Governor to Veto HB 589
By Richard Winger According to this story, the President of the North Carolina NAACP, William Barber, is hoping to talk to North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory to ask him to …
St. Pete Polls Releases Gubernatorial 2014 Poll Results, Showing Libertarian (as one of 3 choices) Polling 8.7%
By Richard Winger On August 4, St. Pete Polls released a Florida 2014 poll, including a poll on the gubernatorial race. The poll assumed that Rick Scott, the incumbent Republican …