In a change that could have a major impact on the PR of the Obama administration, President Obama is switching the operation of the controversial drone program from the CIA to the Defense Department, according to a report on The Daily Beast. The move is intended to increase the transparency of the program, something for [...]
Unidentified Drone Spotted Over New York City
March 5, 2013 | Posted by
An unmanned aircraft came within 200 feet of a commercial plane in the skies above New York City, leaving federal authorities questioning its origin. Alitalia Flight 608 landed without being forced to make evasive maneuvers, shortly after it encountered the drone Monday afternoon. The FBI and Federal Aviation Administration are unsure how the drone came [...]
Iranian Media Photoshops Michelle Obama’s Oscar Gown
February 26, 2013 | Posted by
An Iranian state news agency aired doctored images of Michelle Obama in its coverage of the Academy Awards, altering a shot of the first lady to make her gown appear less revealing. Obama presented the award for best picture from the White House via satellite on Sunday. She wore a silver scoop-neck gown, which exposed [...]
Cornel West Calls Obama, Bush and Nixon War Criminals
February 15, 2013 | Posted by
Cornel West believes that President Barack Obama is a war criminal, who should be held responsible for the death of civilians at the hands of the U.S military. Speaking on his public radio show with co-host Tavis Smiley, West heavily criticized the tactics employed by Obama in the war on terror, and the government’s ability [...]
Report Details CIA’s Use of Rendition and Torture, Assisted by 54 Nations
February 5, 2013 | Posted by
In a report that reads like a frightening global spy novel, the Open Society Foundation stripped the covers off the covert world of torture, abuse and illegal renditions carried out after 9/11 by the United States — with as many as 54 other nations assisting the CIA. The report is a disturbing investigation that demonstrates once again the [...]
UN to Investigate Legality of U.S. Drone Assassinations
January 24, 2013 | Posted by
Critics of the Obama administration’s drone program may finally get their chance to put it under a microscope, as the U.N. announced that it will be conducting an investigation to determine if the controversial program is a violation of international law. At a news conference in London, Ben Emmerson, the U.N. special rapporteur on counterterrorism [...]
Barbara Walters, Hasselbeck Argue over Petraeus Affair on ‘The View’
November 12, 2012 | Posted by
As the resignation and affair of military hero Gen. David Petraeus continues to send shockwaves through political and military circles, the scandal incited a brief argument on “The View” between co-hosts Barbara Walters and conservative Elisabeth Hasselbeck, who took the opportunity to throw out conspiracy theories about the timing of the Petraeus announcement. Hasselbeck called [...]
Lawmakers Miffed About Being Shut Out Of Petraeus Investigation
November 12, 2012 | Posted by
Several key Congressional lawmakers expressed their dismay Sunday about being left in the dark along with the White House about an FBI investigation into David Petraeus that led to his resignation as CIA Director. They also voiced puzzlement that it came to a head within hours of President Obama’s re-election. Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-California), who [...]
Bush Administration Dismissed Warnings Of 9/11 Terror Attacks
September 11, 2012 | Posted by
The Bush Administration fumbled the ball more than the public could ever know, and failed to connect the dots that might have prevented the most lethal terrorist attack in American history. Or at least so says former Kurt Eichenwald in a New York Times op-ed piece that ran today to mark the 11th anniversary of [...]
Report: CIA Tortured Many More Prisoners After 9/11, Shipped Some to Gadhafi
September 6, 2012 | Posted by
A report by Human Rights Watch has revealed evidence of far more waterboarding of detainees after 9/11 under the Bush administration than had previously been acknowledged, including the CIA handing prisoners over to Moammar Gadhafi in Libya, where they were tortured even more. The 154-page report focuses on the experiences of 14 Libyan dissidents, who [...]
