Syria Has Totally Shut Down Internet Across The Country
According to US-based Internet monitoring sites, the internet in Syria has been completely shut down.Rensey posted a note on its website today that said "in the global routing table, all 84 of Syria's...
View ArticleWhy Is The US Building A Secret $100 Million Underground Facility Outside Tel...
Leave it to legendary Walter Pincus from the Washington Post to flesh out a Request for Proposal construction project planned for Israel called Site 911.The oddly named project will cost up to $100...
View Article'World Of Warcraft' Senator Tells Us What It's Like Being Outted As A...
Local Republicans hated the fact that a Level 85 Orc Rogue was running for state senate in Maine.Colleen Lachowicz, a social worker in Maine, heard her opponents were attacking her for playing "World...
View ArticleActually, The Newest Version Of NDAA Makes It EASIER To Detain Citizens...
At first glance it looked like the 2013 version National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) did more to protect Americans against indefinite detention. We and several other news organizations reported as...
View ArticleDianne Feinstein: Gitmo Can Be Closed Without Jeopardizing National Security
California Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein on Wednesday released a report by the Government Accountability Office analyzing the feasibility of transferring the 166 detainees currently in custody at...
View ArticlePALESTINE WINS KEY UN VOTE
UPDATE: Palestine has won the vote to become a non-member observer state by 138 Yes to 9 No.There were 41 countries that did not vote.EARLIER: The United Nations General Assembly is due to vote this...
View ArticleA US Navy Ship Captured By North Korea In 1968 Has Suddenly Gone Missing
On Jan. 23, 1968, the USS Pueblo, a Navy intelligence-gathering ship, was captured by North Korea.One person from each side of the battle died, and the 83 crew members were tortured and starved for 11...
View ArticleBe Good Because The Feds Will Use All Your Facebook Likes And Dislikes...
A recent indictment of American terror suspects revealed that the FBI considers Facebook 'Likes' and 'Shares' admissible as evidence.Mike Masnick of TechDirt reports that the FBI actually counted how...
View ArticleErin Burnett's Shouting Match With Julian Assange Shows Hypocrisy On Both Sides
Erin Burnett of CNN put Julian Assange"Out Front" for an 11-minute interview Nov. 28, and the shouting match that concluded the segment had very little to do with the subject of the interview.Burnett...
View ArticleChina's Taking The Gloves Off In The South China Sea By Boarding Ships Any...
Starting January 1 police in the southern Chinese island province of Hainan will board ships which enter what China considers its territory in the South China Sea, Ben Blanchard and Manuel Mogato of...
View ArticleNow That I'm Home, Strange Things Strike The Rawest Nerve
It goes without saying that PTSD, much like any medical condition, can be managed. Diabetics have to manage their diet, and even the more severe cases of type I have insulin pumps to help cope. Post...
View ArticleMilitary's Eye-Tracking System Can Provide 'Third Hand' For Trauma Surgeons
ELIMINATING "zombies" on product packaging is good for sales--but first they must be discovered. In French marketing lingo, "zombies" are logos, images or phrases on packaging that shoppers dislike,...
View ArticleLone Masked Intruder Steals Weapons In Daring Raid Of Australian Navy Patrol...
A balaclava-wearing intruder has stolen a cache of weapons from an Australian navy patrol boat.The Australian Department of Defence said the infiltrator "overwhelmed a duty member on-board a patrol...
View ArticlePolice Can Access Your Email Without A Warrant If It's 180 Days Old
When retired four-star general and former CIA Director David Petraeus resigned from his post this month after admitting to an extramarital affair, one of the more startling revelations was that the...
View ArticleCEO Of Massive US Defense Firm Scoffs At The 'Fiscal Cliff'
The fiscal what? Cliff? How about the fiscal "speed bump."The CEO of the fourth largest U.S. defense firm, Raytheon (5th largest in the world), Bill Swanson "is telling investors sequestration would be...
View ArticleSubscribe To A Newsletter For A Chance To Win An iPad Mini From Business Insider
Just in time for the holidays we're giving you have a chance to win an iPad mini. Become a newsletter subscriber now and you'll have a chance to win Apple's latest tablet. If you're the lucky winner...
View ArticleYes, You Can Buy A 50-Caliber Sniper Rifle Online
The idea of 3-D printing and the possibility to 'print' fully functioning weapons has our tech team abuzz and yesterday, taking it to extremes like tech writers are oft to do, asked us if it were legal...
View ArticleThere's A Giant Loophole In The Feinstein Amendment To The NDAA
An amendment to the 2013 National Defense Authorization Act sponsored by Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) and passed by a 67-29 vote late Thursday has been hailed as a way to end the prospect of...
View ArticleThe Most Basic Weapons Could Knock Out The US Power Grid
As Washington hunts ill-defined al-Qaeda groups in the Middle East and Africa, and concerns itself with Iran's eventual nuclear potential, it has a much more pressing problem at home: Its energy grid...
View ArticleGet Ready For A Follow-Up To The Anti-Islamic Film That Sparked Protests...
Back in September, anti-Islamic movie "The Innocence of Mulsims" set off protests across the Islamic world, possibly spurring on an attack on U.S. consulate in Libya that killed a U.S. Ambassador and...
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