American Public Is Not Entitled To See Full Senate Torture Report, Court Rules

An appeals court ruled on Friday that more than 6,000 pages of the so-called Senate torture report cannot be made public because they consist of congressional records that are not subject to disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act, which only covers federal agencies. The unanimous ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the […]

Why Twitter chose to do battle with the CIA

The dispute between Twitter and the U.S. intelligence industry that broke into public view this week actually began as long ago as last fall, sources familiar with the matter tell CNBC. The Wall Street Journal reported this week that Twitter has cut off U.S. intelligence agencies from a service that sifts through the entire output […]

Texas “IED” and the Mainstream Media Shock Doctrine

I saw photos of this suspicious device or “IED” before it went viral and laughed. I went further and replied to the photos, calling it: “f*cking junk.” A crude device was found cached under a bridge in Central Texas, last Tuesday – 04 May 2016. The good people of the town of Rosebud in McLennan […]

The FBI Is Keeping 80,000 Secret Files on the Saudis and 9/11

The Obama administration may soon release 28 classified pages from a congressional investigation that allegedly links Saudis in the United States to the 9/11 attackers. A former Republican member of the 9/11 Commission alleged Thursday that there was “clear evidence” of support for the hijackers from Saudi officials. But in Florida, a federal judge is weighing whether to declassify portions of […]

Ohio restaurant owner says he was machete-wielding terrorist’s target

An Ohio man whose Middle Eastern restaurant in February was the scene of a frightening machete attack that left four people wounded believes he was the target of a terrorist. Hani Baransi, an Israeli-born Catholic whose Nazareth Restaurant and Deli is adorned with the Jewish State’s flag, told FoxNews.com he suspects a “lone wolf” was […]

War Weapons For America’s Police Departments: New Data Shows Feds Transfer $2.2B In Military Gear

Despite public outcry, new federal data shows that 2014 and 2015 were peak years for shipments of surplus military gear to local police departments across America. This week our organization released the study, OpenTheBooks Snapshot Report – The Militarization of Local Police Departments, that quantified the transfer of 1.5 million weapons-related items from the Department of Defense (DoD) […]

Former senator: Release the uncensored truth about 9/11

Nearly 15 years after the horrific events of 9/11, President Obama must decide whether to release 28 pages of information withheld as classified from the publicly released report of the congressional inquiry into the terrorist attacks that killed thousands of Americans. On April 10, the CBS program “60 Minutes” aired a story about the missing 28 […]

‘The public has to be protected’ says judge in sentencing ex-ISIS supporter

A federal judge was unswayed by one-time ISIS supporter Alaa Saadeh’s statement that he now rejects the ideology of the terrorist organization and sentenced him Tuesday to the harshest punishment she could give him. U.S. District Judge Susan D. Wigenton sentenced Saadeh, formerly of West New York, to 15 years in prison followed by a […]

CDC labs repeatedly faced secret sanctions for mishandling bioterror germs

A laboratory operated by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is among the handful of facilities that have secretly had their permits suspended in recent years for serious safety violations while working with bioterror pathogens, according to documents obtained by USA TODAY after winning a Freedom of Information Act appeal. The CDC’s own labs also have been referred […]