The trial of former CIA officer Jeffrey Sterling, set to begin in mid-January, is shaping up as a major battle in the U.S. government’s siege against whistleblowing. With its use of the Espionage Act to intimidate and prosecute people for leaks in “national security”...
Writing about and reporting the Middle East is not an easy task, especially during these years of turmoil and upheaval. While physical maps remain largely intact, the geopolitical map of the region is in constant influx. Following and reporting about these constant...
The US must not miss the opening right before us for agreements with Iran that would bring economic benefits to both nations. Such a partnership seems possible because the nuclear negotiations have been extended, and Iran is in compliance with dramatic demands for...
The nuclear age gave way to a fascination in the 1950's with space aliens, leading to the creation of Project BLUE BOOK by the Air Force to track the soaring number of UFO sightings being reported nationwide. The CIA is now admitting that they were actually to blame...
Sen. Mark Udall has called for the full release of the Senate Intelligence Committee’s report on torture. However, as a still-sitting member of Congress, he has a constitutional protection to read most of the still-secret report on the Senate floor – and a group...
In a weekend interview with the Magyar Hirlap, Hungarian Parliament Speaker Laszlo Kover, a top figure of the ruling Fidesz Party, has accused the United States of plotting to create a new Liberal party to replace the defunct SZDSZ and try to force the next Hungarian...
Every year, NORAD makes a big deal out of its "Santa tracking" mission on Christmas, one of the few non-warlike things they do any given year. This year, not so much. Along with tracking Santa this year, NORAD is also saying they're establishing some sort of...
Having gotten a ton of publicity for the upcoming movie "The Interview" by claiming they were never going to release it, Sony has now announced that they will be releasing the movie on time on Christmas Day. The movie was previously pulled after hackers threatened to...
Sony has made headlines with its decision to halt its planned release of "The Interview" over fears that hackers, who may or may not be North Korea-linked, might launch 9/11 attacks on movie theaters. "The Interview" isn't being released at theaters, and Sony Pictures...
"This is not who we are. This is not how we operate," were the words of President Barack Obama commenting on the grisly findings of a long-awaited congressional report on the use of torture by the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). But what if this is...
