No evidence of Obama’s ‘Three Directives’ on Benghazi 

After Obama met with Panetta and Dempsey, he had a conversation with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton later that evening, but otherwise did nothing to monitor or manage any effort to save American lives. He delivered a statement to the press the next morning before jetting away to Las Vegas for a political fundraiser.

Outing the CIA’s ‘Undertaker’

Remote even by the standards of Pakistan’s tribal areas, the Shawal Valley is surrounded by steep mountains that descend into thick forests interspersed with boulder-strewn alpine rivers. The valley is one of the final redoubts of Al-Qaeda and Taliban fighters who fled Afghanistan after the U.S. invasion. Numerous Pakistani military offensives have so far failed […]

Is the CIA in a State of Disarray?

The operational tempo of the CIA’s Counter-Terrorism Center (CTC), like that of U.S. special operations forces (SOF), has been intense over the past fifteen years, and significant turnover of leaders and mid-level officers has probably contributed to a feeling of inadequate leadership at times.

At least 7 injured — some stabbed — at California rally, authorities say

Seven people were taken to hospitals Sunday after violence broke out between a white supremacist group and counter-protesters, said authorities in Sacramento, California. Two of the injured had critical stab wounds, Sacramento Fire Department spokesman Chris Harvey said. “It was a very chaotic situation and it’s unclear if all seven of the people transported had […]

As congress remains deadlocked on guns, action on state laws heats up

Far from the corridors of Congress, where virtually any kind of gun legislation is dead on arrival and the gridlock has turned into political theater, bare-knuckle battles over firearms are raging in state capitals. From Sacramento to Trenton and Tallahassee to Des Moines, lawmakers, interest groups and activists skirmish almost daily over pending legislation to […]

Reports: Authorities feared terrorism, explosives at Pulse

Law enforcement officials immediately suspected terrorism and adjusted their staging areas due to fears about an explosive device as they responded to reports of shots fired at a gay nightclub in Orlando, according to sheriff’s office incident reports released Saturday. In the reports, Orange County Sheriff’s Office deputies describe receiving limited information about an “active […]

Medical marijuana for veterans, rejected by ‘Old Guard’

“It’s outrageous that it was removed” from the annual VA budget bill, Rep. Earl Blumenauer and Sen. Jeff Merkley, said in a joint statement Friday. “To add insult to injury, the legislation was released in the middle of the night, not even giving members of the House an opportunity to review the language before voting on it.”

Vietnam War Helicopter Pilot to Receive Medal of Honor

Kettles immediately turned his unarmed Huey around and headed back to the landing zone. He had surprise on his side, but fire from the ground — mostly small arms and mortars — was withering and ripped the windshield apart.

The revival of the counterspy, ‘Active Measures Working Group’ amid renewed Russian threats

The bill will require the U.S. President to “establish an interagency committee to counter Russian active measures,” according to Senate press release issued in May.

Citing an anonymous U.S. intelligence source, the new group would be modeled on the now defunct “Active Measures Working Group,” a Cold War-era committee erected in the 1980s to expose covert operations by the Soviet Union.

Rescue mission gone wrong in father’s vigilante war on heroin

Just days after police discovered her body, John Cramsey showed up to his first heroin town hall meeting where he met Baker and other community members active in the fight against addiction.
But some at the same meeting were alarmed by Cramsey’s language, and his raw grief.

Utah head of militia tried to detonate bomb at BLM facility in Arizona

Federal prosecutors say a Tooele County man placed a pipe bomb against the door of a BLM cabin and pushed the button on a remote detonator multiple times, with no result. His mistake? He’d unwittingly assigned an undercover FBI agent to build the bomb. William Keebler, 57, of Stockton, was arrested early Wednesday morning in […]