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Obama's 'Independent' Review Of Mass Spying Is Destined For Failure
In the wake of seemingly endless leaks from ex-NSA contractor Edward Snowden, President Obama's attempt to manage the political fallout seems destined to fail.On Friday, Obama announced that he would...
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NOMURA: Wikileaks Founder Julian Assange Might Win A Seat In Next Month's...
Australia is going to the polls on September 7 for Parliamentary elections, and the expectation is that the current Labour government lead by Prime Minister Kevin Rudd will go down for defeat.A...
View ArticleRussia Holds 'Tank Biathlon' And Supposedly Challenged The US To One
I've argued that we should stop paying for tanks, basically because the only time we'd use them in a concerted land war against another super power would be during biblical Armageddon.Well ... I was...
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A Documentary Filmmaker Was The 'Mastermind' Behind The Snowden Disclosures
Peter Maas of The New York Times has published a long article detailing how documentary filmmaker Laura Poitras helped Edward Snowden leak thousands of classified documents detailing the National...
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US Plans To Buy Weapons From Former KGB Agent, Who Also Arms Syria's Assad
If this isn't absurd, I don't know what is.The Atlantic today ran a post detailing how arms deals with Russia to supply Afghans with helicopters (that they can't even use) not only tie the Russian...
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Teletubbies Show That Al Qaeda Learned From Fight Against The US In Iraq
Al Qaeda in Iraq has rebranded itself, adopted a new name, and some new tactics, and devoted itself to toppling the Bashar Al Assad regime in Syria, according to Liz Sly with the Washington Post. In...
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The Best Tech School On Earth Is Israeli Army Unit 8200
If you want to make it as a tech entrepreneur, enlist in the Israeli Defense Force and shoot for Unit 8200.Unit 8200 runs Israel's tech intel unit of arguably the best military intelligence gathering...
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Glenn Greenwald's Article On NSA Snooping Actually Snooped On Everyone Who...
An article by The Guardian's Glenn Greenwald on XKEYSCORE actually gathered the browsing habits of everyone who clicked and wasn't protected (by private, encrypted, and/or proxy browsing), reports Bob...
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Dragonflies Are The Crazy Deadly Predator Drones Of The Animal Kingdom
Dragonflies have an insane ability to change directions and kill prey, according to new research highlighted in a report by Natalie Angier for the New York Times."One research team has determined that...
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GOOGLE: If You Use Gmail, You Have 'No Legitimate Expectation Of Privacy'
If you happen to be one of the 400 million people who use Google's Gmail service for sending and receiving emails, you shouldn't have any expectation of privacy, according to a court briefing obtained...
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The Pentagon Will Grant Gay Families In The Military Equal Benefits
The Pentagon will announce today a plan to extend all military benefits to same sex couples, an unnamed source told NBC News.The changes will grant military members leave explicitly to travel to states...
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At Least 43 Dead In Egypt As Police Clear Out Pro-Morsi Camps In Cairo
Security forces backed by bulldozers moved in Wednesday on two huge protest camps set up in Cairo by supporters of Egypt's ousted president Mohamed Morsi, launching a long-threatened crackdown that...
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Pictures Show Utter Mayhem In Egypt
The Egyptian interim president has announced a state of emergency for all Egyptian cities for the span of a month, reports Reuters.The Egyptian Army made good on their long-threatened promise to crack...
View ArticleTwitter Totally Trolled Al Qaeda Last Night
Last night an Al Qaeda affiliate asked its loyal Twitter followers for suggestions to help with Public Relations, and the Twitter hive mind answered.J.M. Berger, a counter terrorism expert who wrote...
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3 Key Takeaways From Edward Snowden’s Q&A With The New York Times
Edward Snowden took questions from New York Times reporter Peter Maass recently, which the Times published yesterday. The interview occurred as part of Maass’ profile of Laura Poitras, the documentary...
View ArticleThe Navy's Hilarious 'Terrorist Dating Site' Commercial Pairs Jihad With Web...
A YouTube video uploaded to the official channel of the Navy Information Operations Command at Norfolk warns service members of the dangers of posting operationally sensitive information on the...
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The 24 Coolest Military Birds In Flight Right Now
Every now and then it's necessary to put a quick list of cool things together.Today, it's military birds from around the globe.And they could be cool for whatever reason: stealth, long range,...
View ArticleNew Video Shows Exactly How An Armored Egyptian Police Vehicle Ended Up...
Yesterday a lot of people picked up on a video of an armored police vehicle falling off the 6th October bridge during protests in Cairo, Egypt.The video is below. It's especially shocking as, shot from...
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Edward Snowden's Father Doesn't Trust His Son's Closest Allies
The father of National Security Agency whistleblower and leaker Edward Snowden does not trust his son's closest allies, according to a new report from Lukas I. Alpert of The Wall Street Journal."The...
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Wikileaks Is Cashing In On The Edward Snowden Craze With Merchandise
If you want to show your support for Edward Snowden, Wikileaks has some merchandise to sell you.The anti-secrecy organization known for leaking thousands of war documents and diplomatic cables is now...
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