ERIC CANTOR: Any Deal With Iran Is 'Not Worth The Paper It's Written On'
House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.) — who has become the most outspoken opponent of the deal reached Saturday night between Iran and six world powers— called that deal "dangerous" in a television...
View ArticleHere Comes The Next Big Fight In Congress
Near the end of a brief statement in the wee hours of Saturday night announcing what was billed as a historic agreement with Iran, President Barack Obama delivered a terse warning to the one party he...
View ArticleNow The Really Hard Part Starts After Landmark Iran Nuclear Deal
GENEVA (Reuters) - President Barack Obama has pulled off a historic deal with Iran on curbing its nuclear program but he and other global leaders now have tough work ahead turning an interim accord...
View ArticleHere's What 'Heavy Water' Is, And Why It Matters For Nuclear Weapons
It will take time to see the actual effects of the Iran nuclear deal negotiated this weekend. One of the terms of the agreement is a delay in the development of a heavy water reactor in Arak, capable...
View ArticleThe Impending Collapse Of Iraq, In One Chart
Twin bombings killed 27 today in Iraq, the Associated Press reports.The bombings are part of a trend of instability that has stricken the region since the U.S. withdrawal.Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki...
View ArticleDealers Caught Allegedly Selling 90 Ecstasy Tabs Along With 2.2 Pounds Of...
South African officials seized 2.2 pounds of uranium and 90 ecstasy tablets from two men allegedly trying to sell the items in the city of Durban, reports AFP.Uranium serves as a crucial component in...
View ArticleVeteran Journalist Paul Mooney Explains Why He Thinks China Is A 'Thugocracy'
We recently spoke with veteran journalist Paul Mooney on being denied a journalist visa from the Chinese government after covering the country for the last 28 years.We also got his opinion on a number...
View ArticleThis Historic Exchange Kicked Off America's Entrance Into The Nuclear Arms Race
Hungarian physicist Leó Szilárd knew he had to warn the Belgians.It was 1939, the year after the discovery of nuclear fission.Szilárd, a Columbia University researcher, had found that fission could be...
View ArticleSon Of Alleged Drug Kingpin Has Amazing Twitter Feed Full Of Guns And Cash
The son of the alleged No. 2 leader of Mexico’s most powerful criminal syndicate has an interesting Twitter account, Tim Johnson of McClatchy reports.Serafin Zambada Ortiz, 23, who was detained last...
View Article10 Dead After Boat Carrying Haitian Migrants Capsizes In The Bahamas
An overloaded boat carrying Haitian migrants capsized in the Bahamas on Monday night, killing ten and leaving about 100 clinging to the hull.The 40-foot sail-powered freighter was grounded and capsized...
View ArticleUS Flies B-52s Into China's New Air Defense Zone
The U.S. flew two b-52s along a route that took them over a disputed island chain and deep into China's newly established air defense zone, reports the WSJ.Japan released a statement saying the new...
View ArticleThe Reporter Behind CBS' Bungled Benghazi Report Is Taking A Leave Of Absence
CBS announced on Tuesday that Lara Logan, the "60 Minutes"correspondent behind the network's botched Benghazi story, is taking a leave of absence at the network's request, along with producer Max...
View ArticleThere's Only One Logical Choice For Time's Person Of The Year
Edward Snowden, duh.Time's Person of the Year is supposed to be the person who "most influenced the news this year for better or worse."The magazine isn't joking about considering controversial people....
View ArticleSome Guantanamo Detainees Got To Stay In Cottages And Look At Porn In Secret...
Penny Lane: The secret Guantanamo Bay facility where CIA turned prisoners into double agentsWASHINGTON (AP) — In the early years after 9/11, the CIA turned some Guantanamo Bay prisoners into double...
View ArticleKarzai Holds Afghan Security Agreement Hostage For Release Of Gitmo Detainees
Afghan President Hamid Karzai is holding hostage a multi-billion dollar security agreement with Washington (and NATO) for the release of 17 Afghan citizens from Guantanamo.Though Karzai's demand seems...
View ArticleEdward Snowden's 'Insurance Policy' Likely Means Life Or Death For Several...
On Monday Mark Hosenball of Reuters reported that Edward Snowden has a "doomsday" cache of documents he stole from the NSA, which is set to dump onto the Internet and/or into the hands of selected...
View ArticleProlific Hollywood Producer Reveals His Double Life As An Israeli Spy
Hollywood producer Arnon Milchan has confirmed that he helped Israel develop its nuclear weapons program as a spy, according to the investigative television program Uvda on the Israeli Channel 2.The...
View ArticleSyrian Activists Traded Fear Of Assad For Fear Of Al Qaeda
BEIRUT (Reuters) - When he was agitating for revolution, urging fellow Syrians to rise up against President Bashar al-Assad, Abdullah dreaded the midnight knock at the door from the secret police.Now...
View ArticleEvidence About Poisoning Of Russian-UK Spy Litvinenko To Be Kept Secret
LONDON (Reuters) - Evidence held by the British government relating to the poisoning of former Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko with radioactive polonium should remain secret on grounds of national...
View ArticleThe NSA Was Spying On The Porn-Watching Habits Of Islamic 'Radicalizers'
The National Security Agency was keeping tabs on the online sexual activity and porn-watching habits of six Islamic radicals, according to The Huffington Post.The report by Glenn Greenwald, Ryan...
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