It appears that the NSA (“or someone”) hacked into the code of a popular firewall and planted a password in there that would allow them access as needed. That means the NSA (“or someone”) would be able to bypass the security features of a network and do what they wanted inside. This is basically an act of sabotage. Given that American organizations as well as foreign ones use these same firewalls, and that the planted password could be discovered by others outside the NSA, the act made...
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Ron Paul Warned About This: TSA Removes Opt-Out From Full Body Scanners
by Daniel McAdams | Dec 24, 2015 | Featured Articles
Never let a crisis go to waste. That is the motto of every government agency and every bureaucrat. Citing "heightened tensions over terrorism," the Transportation Safety Administration has unilaterally decided that fliers can no longer "opt-out" of the potentially cancer-causing and completely useless full body scanners in favor of a pat-down from a TSA agent. There was no debate in Congress. Not even an executive order. It was just a rule made by an unelected and unaccountable body, as one...
The SEALS Beat a Man to Death — Should We Care?
by Peter van Buren | Dec 22, 2015 | Featured Articles
Here’s what happened: The three Navy SEALs stomped on bound Afghan detainees and dropped heavy stones on their chests. They stood on the prisoners’ heads and poured bottles of water on their faces in an improvised form of waterboarding. A bomb had exploded at an Afghan Local Police checkpoint where the SEALs were conducting training. Angered by the death of one of their comrades, the police rounded up half a dozen or more “suspects” from a nearby village. Along the way, they beat them with...
What If Jesus Had Been Born 2,000 Years Later in the American Police State?
by John W. Whitehead | Dec 22, 2015 | Featured Articles
“Two thousand years later … the memory of the revolutionary zealot who walked across Galilee gathering an army of disciples with the goal of establishing the Kingdom of God on earth, the magnetic preacher who defied the authority of the Temple priesthood in Jerusalem, the radical Jewish nationalist who challenged the Roman occupation and lost, has been almost completely lost to history.” ― Reza Aslan, religious scholar The Christmas narrative of a baby born in a manger is a familiar one. The...
Do We Need the Fed?
by Ron Paul | Dec 21, 2015 | Featured Articles
Stocks rose Wednesday following the Federal Reserve’s announcement of the first interest rate increase since 2006. However, stocks fell just two days later. One reason the positive reaction to the Fed’s announcement did not last long is that the Fed seems to lack confidence in the economy and is unsure what policies it should adopt in the future. At her Wednesday press conference, Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen acknowledged continuing “cyclical weakness” in the job market. She also...
Hugh Hewitt’s Demonic Visions
by Daniel McAdams | Dec 19, 2015 | Neocon Watch
In a GOP debate otherwise marked by constant calls for more bombs, more boots on the ground, more invasions, and even punching Russian President Vladimir Putin in the nose, one exchange stood out as the sad epitaph for an America whose moral compass has gone completely off. Neoconservative talk show host Hugh Hewitt was trying to gage the candidates' willingness to fight endless wars, and he must have sensed that retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson, as one who has saved the lives of so many, might...
The Clash of Stupidity: Republican Debate Part V
by Justin Pavoni | Dec 19, 2015 | Featured Articles
Watching the Republican debates has become a surreal experience, particularly when it comes to foreign policy. Terrorism in general and ISIS in particular were very much the focus area of the fifth and final GOP presidential debate in 2015 and fear is what’s for Christmas. There was actually nothing to debate during the undercard discussion…hardcore war is the consensus. Hoorah Master Sergeant may I have another? Well yes, if the GOP has anything to do with it, you’re certain to get your fill....
Obama Administration Fights To Withhold Over 2,000 Photos Of Alleged US Torture and Abuse
by Jonathan Turley | Dec 18, 2015 | Featured Articles
President Obama once pledged that his government would be the most transparent in history — a claim that is often mocked by civil libertarians and other critics who accuse him of almost Nixonian secrecy policies and inclinations. That troubling record is playing out again before U.S District Court Judge Alvin K. Hellerstein of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. The Administration continues to fight to withhold over 2,000 images of torture and abuse of...
‘Leaders’ McConnell and Ryan Support Unlimited War Power for Obama and Next President
by Adam Dick | Dec 18, 2015 | Congress Alert
US Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) like to portray themselves as strong leaders who act to protect congressional authority against Obama Administration power grabs. But, in regard to the ISIS War, both congressional leaders are happy to cede — year after year — power without limit to President Barack Obama and whoever the next president may be. McConnell told Roll Call on Friday that he opposes the Senate voting on an authorization of the ISIS...
Why the US Pushes an Illusory Syrian Peace Process
by Gareth Porter | Dec 18, 2015 | Featured Articles
The anti-Assad coalition led by the United States continues to stagger toward the supposed objective of beginning peace negotiations between the Syrian government and what has now been blessed as the politically acceptable “opposition”. The first such meeting was scheduled for 1 January, but no one on either side believes for a moment that any such negotiations are going to happen any time in the foreseeable future. The notion that negotiations on a ceasefire and political settlement will take...
Washington to Whomever: Please Fight the Islamic State for Us
by Peter van Buren | Dec 17, 2015 | Featured Articles
In the many strategies proposed to defeat the Islamic State (IS) by presidential candidates, policymakers, and media pundits alike across the American political spectrum, one common element stands out: someone else should really do it. The United States will send in planes, advisers, and special ops guys, but it would be best — and this varies depending on which pseudo-strategist you cite — if the Arabs, Kurds, Turks, Sunnis, and/or Shias would please step in soon and get America off the hook....
Washington’s ‘Plan B’ in Syria: Renewed Military Intervention to Oust Assad?
by Finian Cunningham | Dec 17, 2015 | Featured Articles
US top diplomat John Kerry appeared to offer cooperation during lengthy talks in Moscow this week with President Vladimir Putin. Kerry said that US policy was not trying to isolate Russia, neither was it seeking regime change in Syria. Rhetoric aside, Kerry’s expressions of goodwill simply do not cut it. During a walkabout in Moscow, the US Secretary of State chanced on a little Christmas shopping, with Kerry buying a Babushka stacking doll among other souvenirs. The iconic Russian doll...
How US and EU Manipulate Public Consciousness: Montenegro
by Ion Todescu | Dec 16, 2015 | Featured Articles
I’ve been working on this post for a long time, meticulously collecting scraps of information piece by piece to give you a comprehensive picture. It is well known that the US employs a sophisticated network of non-governmental organizations to manipulate public consciousness in multiple countries across the world. NGOs also play a key role in preparing color revolutions. These last months I’ve been closely following the events in Montenegro, a small country anxious about the efforts of its...
‘Washington Has Gone From “Regime Change” to “Political Transition” in Syria, But We are Not Stupid’
by RT | Dec 16, 2015 | Featured Articles
It is a good sign that John Kerry visited Moscow and had high-level meetings, but we must remember that US foreign policy will not change on a dime, said Daniel McAdams, Executive Director of the Ron Paul Institute for Peace and Prosperity. RT: Washington appears to be backing away from previous calls to isolate Russia... What is behind the apparent change in policy? Daniel McAdams: I think, first of all, diplomacy is always good. It is a very good sign that John Kerry actually went to Moscow,...
How US and EU Manipulate Public Consciousness: Montenegro
by Ion Todescu | Dec 16, 2015 | Featured Articles
I’ve been working on this post for a long time, meticulously collecting scraps of information piece by piece to give you a comprehensive picture. It is well known that the US employs a sophisticated network of non-governmental organizations to manipulate public consciousness in multiple countries across the world. NGOs also play a key role in preparing color revolutions. These last months I’ve been closely following the events in Montenegro, a small country anxious about the efforts of its...
Turkey’s Dangerous Game
by Philip Giraldi | Dec 15, 2015 | Featured Articles
Turkey borders several Middle Eastern countries that are either unstable or potentially hostile to it, sometimes both simultaneously. With a modern military of more than 600,000 underwritten by NATO membership it is regional superpower whose ability to dominate the politics of its neighbors is sometimes exercised. Turkey has a large and educated population, a vibrant diversified economy and is at the crossroads of east and west, Asia and Europe. Together with Egypt, it is truly the...
Peak 'Woke'? Facebook, Netflix Crashing And Burning
After relentlessly pushing "woke" ideology and "cancel culture," Netflix, Facebook, and many other media and social media companies are now experiencing the wrath of the masses,...
Peak 'Woke'? Facebook, Netflix Crashing And Burning
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