Elizabeth Sheld

Newly released video of Nidal Hasan in 2007, shows him giving a presentation at Walter Reed Medical Center in which he states “that Muslim soldiers should have the option of being released as conscientious objectors to reduce the prospect of

According to Politico sources, Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) pushed Obama administration officials “to take military action to punish Syrian President Bashar Assad in response to reports that he used chemical weapons in his nation’s ongoing civil war.” Last night, Obama

The New York Times is reporting that an anonymous source described Russian President Vladamir Putin as “infuriated” when Obama described Putin’s body language “like the bored kid in the back of the classroom.” Suspicion of President Obama only intensified after

A letter was sent to President Barack Obama yesterday, demanding Obama consult with Congress and seek authorization before any military strikes are launched against Syria. The letter is below. Thirty-three members have signed the letter. Rep. Scott Rigel (R-VA) wrote

President Francois Hollande said on Tuesday France is prepared to “punish” those responsible for gassing innocent civilians in Damascus.  Speaking to an annual meeting in Paris of dozens of French ambassadors posted around the world.  “France is ready to punish those

American tech companies are feeling the consequences of recently revealed information concerning the extent of NSA’s surveillance operations.   An industry group, the Cloud Security Alliance said last month that 10 percent of its non-US members have cancelled a contract

Der Spiegel is reporting that the NSA was spying on the United Nations New York headquarters and embassies around the world, according to documents leaked by Edward Snowden.  “The data traffic gives us internal video teleconferences of the United Nations

On several occasions, National Security Officers have used their access at the agency to spy on their love interests U.S officials said.  It may not a be frequent occurance, but it has it’s own name LOVEINT.  (LOVEINT is short for

After listening to 40 citizens in an open session this afternoon, the San Diego City Council entered a closed door meeting and voted to unanimously accept the resignation of Mayor Filner as of August 30. Councilman Scott Sherman and Filner hold-out

In exchange for his long awaited exit as Mayor, the city of San Diego will pay Bob Filner’s legal fees and his share of damages in a lawsuit according to anonymous sources.  An estimate puts that amount around several hundred

Rasmussen Reports released a new survey showing that 80% of adults are paying more for groceries today than they were a year ago.  Only 12% say they are paying less.  The future doesn’t look much better according to respondents predictions

NBC News 7 San Diego has learned that Mayor Bob Filner will resign as part of a deal reached with city officials. The body count of Filner’s victims stands at 18.  Negotiations and mediation had been taking place for the

After three days of negotiation and mediation, city officials announced that a proposed agreement was reached about Mayor Filner.  On the table is Filner’s resignation in exchange for some kind of financial assistance from the city for his legal bills

In an interview yesterday with Ezra Klein,  Al Gore compared the fight to have his “climate change” theories accepted to the civil rights, apartheid, and gay rights struggles.  Well, I think the most important part of it is winning the

According to a new poll, the National Security Agency’s controversial surveillance programs are costing Obama the youth vote. Since Edward Snowden revealed the NSA snooping dragnet, there has a been a “double digit drop” in Obama’s approval rating among younger

Last week, the Obama administration asked the Supreme Court to rule that the Fourth Amendment allows for warrant-less cell phone searches.  The administration filed a petition asking the SCOTUS to hear a 2007 case in which information was retrieved from

Yesterday, the White House denied involvement with the British government’s detainment of David Miranda at Heathrow airport. White House spokesman Josh Earnest said that the decision to detain Miranda, who lives with Glenn Greenwald in Brazil, was “a law enforcement

The Washington Post’s article detailing the fourth amendment abuses by the NSA got some push back from the administration who attempted to “edit” the article before publication.   The internal audit referenced in the article was obtained by the WaPo from

According to an internal audit, the National Security Agency has violated privacy rules and overstepped its authority thousands of time each year. The Washington Post obtained the internal audit documents from NSA leaker Edward Snowden.  “Most of the infractions involve unauthorized

Late yesterday, San Diego Mayor released a statement through his attorney in response to the recall effort mounting  in San Diego to remove him from office.  The statement reads: Now is not the time to go backwards — back to