The Best Way To Cope With Hamid Karzai's Latest Stunt Is To Deal With His...
IT IS hard to say what is most infuriating about Hamid Karzai: his kleptocratic entourage or his profound ingratitude to the Western soldiers whose blood has kept him in power. But his talent for...
View ArticleUS Spy Agency Boasts 'Nothing Is Beyond Our Reach' With New Logo
The National Reconnaissance Office launched a new satellite called NROL-39 from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California late Thursday, but it's their mission logo that's getting much more interest.The...
View ArticleChinese Ships Are Sailing Near Disputed Islands Claimed By Japan
Three Chinese ships sailed through disputed waters off Tokyo-controlled islands in the East China Sea on Sunday, the Japanese Coast guard said, the first time since Beijing announced an Air Defence...
View ArticleUS Coast Guard Rescues Fisherman Stranded Off Long Island
US Coast Guard rescues commercial fisherman after his boat capsizes off of NY coastMONTAUK, N.Y. (AP) — A U.S. Coast Guard crew rescued a commercial fisherman hanging onto a life raft in the waters off...
View ArticleThe Navy Produced These Incredible Photos Showing Pearl Harbor Today Compared...
On Dec. 7, 1941, the U.S. Naval fleet stationed at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii suffered a devastating attack from the air and sea.The Japanese assault began at 7:48 a.m., resulting in the death of 2,402...
View ArticleAl Qaeda Is Thriving In Yemen
MANAMA (Reuters) - Brazen al Qaeda attacks on top government targets in Yemen are unlikely to abate while security services remain divided, ill-equipped and infiltrated by militants, and efforts to...
View ArticleIt's Becoming Clear That Kim Jong-un Sacked His Very Powerful Uncle
Kim's powerful uncle vanishes from North Korean documentary, adding to speculation of sackingSEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Images of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's uncle have been removed from an...
View ArticleAmazing Video Atop A Christmas Tree Shows How Huge The Ukraine Protests Are
Ukrainians are out in full force today to protest President Viktor Yanukovich's turn away from Europe and toward Russia.Alissa de Carbonnel and Pavel Polityuk of Reuters perfectly summed up the...
View ArticleProtesters Just Toppled The Lenin Statue In Kiev — This Video Captures The...
Protesters in Ukraine have reportedly toppled a statue of former Russian leader Vladimir Lenin as demonstrations against President Viktor Yanukovich's turn toward the Kremlin continue.The monument was...
View ArticleAfghanistan Is Cozying Up To Iran As US Deal Stalls
KABUL (Reuters) - Afghan President Hamid Karzai agreed on a cooperation pact with Iran on Sunday, an Afghan official said, while continuing to resist signing a long-term security agreement with the...
View ArticlePowerful Photos Of Protesters In Kiev Triumphantly Hammering The Toppled...
On December 1, police guarded the statue of Vladimir Lenin in Kiev so that citizens protesting President Viktor Yanukovich's turn away from Europe and toward Russiawouldn't attempt anything...
View ArticleIt's Becoming Clear That The NSA's Nightmare Has Just Begun
The National Security Agency and its allies face a long, painful drip of classified documents relating to their intelligence operations.The quantity and range of leaks facilitated by Edward Snowden...
View ArticleVeteran DC Police Officer Being Investigated For Possibly Running A...
A veteran Washington D.C. police officer is suspected of running a prostitution ring after police found a 16-year-old girl who had been reported missing in his apartment, The Washington Post...
View ArticleLocal Police Departments Have Been Driving Fake Cell Towers Into...
USA Today's John Kelly reports many U.S. law enforcement agencies have accessed cell towers to gather call data from thousands of residents, similar to tactics used by the N.S.A.Approximately...
View ArticleEight Big Tech Companies Demand That The Government Changes How It Spies And...
Several major tech companies have announced a new initiative, under the banner of Reformgovernmentsurveillence.com, calling on the government to change its spying practices (via NYT). Several tech...
View ArticleVladimir Putin Just Dissolved A Major State-Run Media Organization That's...
Vladimir Putin just dissolved major state media organization RIA Novosti, which has been around since 1941.In its place will be a new organization run by a TV presenter who had been embroiled in...
View ArticleChina Expresses Regret Over Extended South Korean Air Defense Zone
BEIJING (Reuters) - China expressed "regret" on Monday that South Korea had extended its air defense zone to partially overlap with a similar zone declared by Beijing two weeks ago that has raised...
View ArticleNorth Korea News Agency Broadcasts Images Of Kim Jong-Un's Uncle Being...
North Korea's state television showed photos and video of Kim Jong-Un's powerful uncle Jang Song-Thaek being physically removed from a government meeting.Jang, who was often seen by Kim's side, was...
View ArticleCHINA: Our Smog Is A Major Defensive Advantage On The Battlefield
Chinese air pollution has been in the headlines for some time now. Earlier this year Beijing announced a massive program that would need 1.7 trillion yuan in investment over the next five years to...
View ArticleWhy Ukraine Isn't 'The Ukraine,' And Why That Matters Now
Chances are if you find yourself talking about the ongoing protests in Kyiv, you'll slip up and refer to the country in which Kyiv is situated as "the Ukraine."It's an understandable mistake, perhaps —...
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