Joe Conason, the vitriolic critic of George W. Bush who called for his impeachment in 2005 and is still implying that the former president ignored repeated warnings about the 9/11 attacks, is suddenly praising Bush for coming out in support for comprehensive immigration reform.
Michael Moore, the far-left filmmaker behind Capitalism: A Love Story, is getting divorced. Now, his high-powered legal team will have to figure out how to split the spoils of his capitalistic pursuits. Moore filed for divorce from Glynn, his wife
ESPN Senior Writer Howard Bryant used a recent column to question and express concern over what he perceives as the now permanent and inextricable relationship between American sports and patriotism. In Bryant’s view, the “sports-military-patriotism alliance” post 9/11 has co-opted sports from
Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, mastermind of the 9/11 attacks on America, built a vacuum cleaner in the basement of a CIA secret prison in Romania where he was confined. Mohammed has a degree in mechanical engineering. (ETA: he built schematics for
“Approach with caution.” That’s the instruction the FBI gave to agents who spotted Anwar al-Aulaqi on September 4, 2002, according to new records obtained by Judicial Watch. And yet, the very next day, al-Aulaqi, identified by the FBI as a
In a July 3 editoral for the Wall Street Journal entitled “What the Snowden Acolytes Won’t Tell You,” authorMax Boot counters fears of the National Security Agency by making the historical argument that a dictatorship that emerges slowly “would be
According to FBI documents released after a Judicial Watch Freedom of Information Act request, terrorist cleric Anwar Al-Awlaki, who was killed in 2011 by a drone strike in Yemen, spent his days immediately after 9/11 patronizing hookers and hanging with
Testifying to a Congressional subcommittee on June 26, General Carter Ham (ret.) said no one in AFRICOM was “brought in on the White House preparations to guard against a 9/11 anniversary attack.” According to the PJ Tatler, the White House
The House Armed Services Committee held a closed door hearing Wednesday and took testimony from three men involved in the response to the attack on the Benghazi consulate. General Carter Ham reportedly told lawmakers that he was not consulted about
A prominent Afghan lawmaker escaped a suicide attack on Tuesday, aides said, on the day that the handover of security from NATO to Afghan forces was to be announced. An AFP photographer reported there were casualties at the scene. The
CBS News’ Bob Schieffer used his commentary segment on “Face the Nation” Sunday to hammer NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden. I like people who are willing to stand up to the government. As a reporter, it’s my job to do
(AP) Filmmaker takes center stage in surveillance storyBy LYNN ELBERAP Television WriterLOS ANGELESLaura Poitras’ skill and boldness as a documentary filmmaker have gained her Oscar and Emmy nominations, Sundance Film Festival honors and a public TV showcase, even if her
In an interview yesterday with NPR, Former NSA Director Michael Hayden denied the NSA is data mining their massive collection of “business records” that were secretly collected. “Business records” is a less offensive way of describing all the data they
Evil never takes a holiday; in fact, it capitalizes on them. Evil sees a busload of tourists as a piñata it would like to see burst. Evil has no picnics planned, no three-day weekends fishing at the cabin, no trips
Yesterday afternoon I visited the Producer’s Guild conference which was held on the Fox Studio lot in Los Angeles. While waiting on line for an event featuring Jerry Bruckheimer I overheard that Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson would be appearing at
On Thursday, MSNBC host Lawrence O’Donnell, responding to Rudy Guiliani’s criticism of Barack Obama’s national security policies on Wednesday, repeated his charge from October 2011 that Giuliani was responsible for the firefighter deaths from 9/11. O’Donnell said Guiliani was an
The following is a list of the 20-inning games played by each Major League Baseball team–and the results. Teams are organized by the franchise while in each city, so the Atlanta Braves’s 5-4 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies on May
The imminent release of a new “autopsy” into the Republican Party’s poor showing in the 2012 election–this time focusing on young voters–repeats the theme that the GOP is having trouble attracting Hispanic voters. Though there is growing evidence that Hispanic
Responding to the $300 billion worth of ideas and research and development China allegedly steals from the U.S. annually via cyber attacks, Fox News commentator Charles Krauthammer said, “The line is crossed, we are in cyber war.” He added that
A decade ago, former Federal Reserve Board Chairman Alan Greenspan and his colleagues on the Federal Open Market Committee were presiding over the lowest interest rates since WWII. The terrorist attack on September of 2001 had spurred the central bank
“For those who still think 9/11 changed everything, a presidency spreading ambiguity about national purpose is unsettling.” – Daniel Henninger, “Obama’s Dangerous Confusion,” Wall Street Journal, May 30 – Charles Krauthammer, “Obama’s Dorothy Doctrine,” Washington Post, May 31 President Barack
Remember going to summer camp as a boy? The friends you made? The fun activities? Do you wish you had a video keepsake to help you remember those magical times forever? These Syrian young men will have such a keepsake–this
In the wake of the monstrous beheading of a young British man in broad daylight by Muslims who cited the Qur’an to explain and justify their ritual slaughter has come the predictable reaction – blame anything except Islam’s violent teachings
Hi, everybody. This week, I’ve been speaking about America’s national security – our past, our present, and our future. On Thursday, I outlined the future of our fight against terrorism – the threats we face, and the way in which
