U.S. and the World
DEA Operates Its Own Special Forces Squads in Foreign Countries
Commando teams have become popular not only within the U.S. military, but also with the federal government’s top law enforcement agency for combating drug trafficking.
The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) now has five Special Forces-like ... read more
Is GE Helping Chinese Communists Develop Advanced Military Aviation Technology?
General Electric’s business dealings with China have drawn criticism from a Republican lawmaker concerned that the company may wind up helping the Asian giant develop advanced military aircraft similar to U.S. warplanes.
Representative Randy F... read more
CIA Increases Drone Killings of Pakistanis Who “Might be Militants”
To the chagrin of American diplomats and military commanders, the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has expanded its targeting criteria for drone attacks in Pakistan to include anyone who might be associated with al-Qaeda or other terrorist organi... read more
U.S. Reopens Texas-Mexico Border Crossing after 9 Years
A U.S. national park will once again become a point of entry for citizens of Mexico now that Washington has decided to reopen an unmanned border crossing.
The border crossing, located in Big Bend National Park in remote southwest Texas, had be... read more
Anonymous Hackers Threaten Mexican Drug Lords
Mexico’s Zetas drug cartel has a new enemy: the hacker collective known as Anonymous.
Angry over the alleged kidnapping of one of their members, Anonymous has threatened in a video to expose the identities of Mexican police, taxi drivers and j... read more
Saudi Prince Offers $1 Million for Capture of Israeli Soldier; Israelis Offer Reward for Killing Released Murderers
Prince Khaled bin Talal of Saudi Arabia has pledged to add $900,000 to a bounty offered by a Saudi cleric to any Palestinian who kidnaps an Israeli soldier.
Khaled, brother of Saudi billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, made his declaration, ... read more
Foreign Mining Company Faces Genocide Charges in U.S. Courts
A U.S. federal court has ruled Rio Tinto, an international mining corporation, must face charges of genocide and war crimes for allegedly contributing to Papua New Guinea’s crackdown on indigenous workers.
A group of current and former residen... read more
Fukushima Radioactive Fallout Much Worse than Previously Reported
The nuclear power plant in Japan crippled by a powerful earthquake and tsunami on March 11, released nearly twice as much radiation as the government claimed.
Researchers at the Norwegian Institute for Air Research examined dozens of radiation... read more
First Death of a U.S. Woman Soldier Trying to Win Hearts and Minds of Afghan Women
The U.S. military last week lost its first female member of a new elite group charged with establishing better relations with Afghan women.
Army 1st Lieutenant Ashley White was killed along with two other soldiers in southern Afghanistan by a ... read more
U.S Law Halts Aid to UNESCO if it Recognizes Palestine
Citing mandates in U.S. law, the Obama administration has warned the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) that it will lose all American funding if it votes to seat Palestine as a member state. UNESCO announced... read more
Drones are a Growth Industry
The wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, as well as the U.S. campaign against al-Qaeda and the Taliban in Pakistan, have proven to be the ideal marketing grounds for unmanned aircraft, whose popularity is soaring to new heights.
Nine years ago the De... read more
Killing Arab Dictators: Bush vs. Obama
Saddam or Gaddafi, who cost the United States more? It’s not much of a comparison, in terms of dollars or casualties for Americans.
President George W. Bush’s decision to invade to Iraq in 2003—first to eliminate non-existent weapons of mass d... read more
Bipartisan Bill to Help Rich Foreigners Buy Homes in the U.S.
Lawmakers in Washington think one way to help stimulate the depressed housing market is to make it more appealing for wealthy foreigners to buy American homes.
Senators Charles Schumer (D- New York) and Mike Lee (R-Utah) have introduced legisl... read more
No More American Deaths in Iraq? Contractors Replace U.S. Troops
When President Barack Obama announced on Friday that all U.S. military forces will be withdrawn from Iraq before the end of the year, it seemed like the end of an era. However, in reality, thousands of Americans will still be in harm’s way in the ... read more
Dictator of the Month: Islam Karimov of Uzbekistan
This month’s Dictator of the Month award to Islam Karimov is given in honor of Herman Cain’s complete lack of awareness of Uzbekistan and the important controversy regarding President Barack Obama’s decision to lift sanctions against Karimov despi... read more
First Mexican Truck Allowed into U.S. Interior after 11-Year Treaty Delay
A key part of the 1994 North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) has finally been fulfilled, with the crossing of the first Mexican truck bound for the interior of the United States.
As part of NAFTA, Mexico’s trucking companies were suppose... read more