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Wikileaks Alliance Crumbling under Charges of Racism

Wikileaks Alliance Crumbling under Charges of Racism

The folks at Wikileaks are irate about the decision at The Intercept to redact the name of a country whose cell phone calls are being mass-monitored by the NSA, according to documents provided by Edward Snowden. That Glenn Greenwald believed there was

Afghan Presidential Election Goes to Second Round

Afghan Presidential Election Goes to Second Round

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghan voters will return to the polls next month to choose a successor to outgoing President Hamid Karzai, whose refusal to sign a deal permitting U.S. troops to stay beyond the end of the year has

Report: CIA Plans to Shut Down Secret Afghan Bases

Report: CIA Plans to Shut Down Secret Afghan Bases

The Central Intelligence Agency plans on shutting down its bases throughout Afghanistan over the summer and withdrawing its personnel back to Kabul. The Los Angeles Times reported that in March CIA Director John Brennan told a group of military officers that

Kentucky Derby Horse Will Run in Honor of Wounded Warriors

Kentucky Derby Horse Will Run in Honor of Wounded Warriors

After watching a soldier who had suffered traumatic injury from an IED being carried off a passenger plane, thoroughbred owner George “Chip” McEwen decided his horse–Uncle Sigh–would race for the Wounded Warrior Project going forward. This weekend, Uncle Sigh races

Coming Soon: A Brain Implant to Restore Memory

In the next few months, highly secretive US military researchers say they will unveil new advances toward developing a brain implant that could one day restore a wounded soldier’s memory. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is forging ahead

NBC's David Gregory Blames Bush, Blair for Islamic Extremism

NBC's David Gregory Blames Bush, Blair for Islamic Extremism

Sunday on NBC’s “Meet The Press,” host David Gregory grilled former British Prime Minister Tony Blair for his and former President George W. Bush’s role in the current state of radical Islam… Partial transcript as follows: GREGORY: Isn’t the legacy

UK Has '50 or 60' Armed Drones, Reveals Military Expert

UK Has '50 or 60' Armed Drones, Reveals Military Expert

Britain has “50 or 60” armed drones according to the director general of the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI), an armed forces think-tank with links to the British government. Professor Michael Clarke said that the UK is believed to have

Afghan Hospital Guard Kills 3 American Doctors

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The U.S. Embassy in Afghanistan says three doctors killed by an Afghan security guard at a Kabul hospital are American citizens. Thursday’s shooting at Cure International Hospital in western Kabul was the latest attack on foreign