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Senator: Russia Warned FBI Multiple Times

According to Senator Richard Burr, members of the Senate Intelligence Committee learned that Russia had contacted the United States multiple times about Tamerlan Tsarnaev.  In a closed briefing on Tuesday, members of the Senate Intelligence Committee learned that Russia alerted

Tamerlan Tsarnaev Was on Terrorist Watch List

Tamerlan Tsarnaev Was on Terrorist Watch List

Reuters is reporting that sources close to the Boston Marathon bombing say Tamerlan Tsarnaev was listed on the government’s “highly classified” database of potential terrorists. “But the list is so vast that this did not mean authorities automatically kept close

Rights Group Launches Campaign to Ban 'Killer Robots'

Rights Group Launches Campaign to Ban 'Killer Robots'

A global rights group launched a campaign on Tuesday to ban Terminator-style “killer robots” amid fears the rise of drone warfare could lead to machines with the power to make their own decisions about killing humans. Human Rights Watch said

World View-Hepatitis C: Late-Blooming Boomer Epidemic?

World View-Hepatitis C: Late-Blooming Boomer Epidemic?

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com: American bloggers confuse ‘Chechnya’ with ‘Czech Republic’ Krugman in 2002: The Fed should create a housing bubble Hepatitis C: The hidden epidemic for the Boomer generation American bloggers confuse ‘Chechnya’ with ‘Czech Republic’ In

The Terrorists Didn't Fail

In response to Obama’s rush to judgment: These words from Obama’s weak and uninspired statement following the capture of the second terrorist, rang  hollow to my ears. “One thing we do know is that whatever hateful agenda drove these men

Welcome to the Global Jihad

Welcome to the Global Jihad

Authorities in Massachusetts have identified suspects in the Boston Marathon bombing on Monday as Dzhokhar and (the now-deceased) Tamerlan Tsarnaev, two brothers of Chechen descent originally from Kyrgyzstan. Many Americans haven’t heard of the place; most couldn’t find it on

FBI, Immigration Officials Lost Track of Bomber Tamerlan

FBI, Immigration Officials Lost Track of Bomber Tamerlan

Sometime in 2011, officials for a foreign government warned the FBI that Tamerlan Tsarnaev, dead suspect in the Marathon bombing, may have ties to extremist organizations. The foreign government is likely Russia, which keeps close watch on ethnic Chechen ties

Syrian Opposition: Russia 'Out of Step' with History

Syrian Opposition: Russia 'Out of Step' with History

(AFP) – Syria’s main opposition National Coalition said on Saturday that Russia was “out of step” with history for backing President Bashar al-Assad’s regime and was isolating itself on the international scene. “Russia is keeping up a foreign policy that