NATO Will Not Intervene In Syria

NATO Rules Out Syria Intervention -- Al Jazzera While Rasmussen says military action was out of question, Arab League calls for tanks to be ...

Picture Of The Day

TURKEY ASSIST U.S. aircrew perform preflight checks in a C-130J Super Hercules before leaving Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Oct. 29, 2011. The...

2011 U.S. Intelligence Budget Was $54.6 Billion

U.S. Intel Spending Nears A High-Water Mark -- Washington Post The decade-long splurge on intelligence spending in the United States appears...

Closing Arguments In The 'Merchant Of Death' Trial

Suspected Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout (C) is escorted by Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) officers after arriving at Westchester Co...

As Economies Falter World Social Unrest Increases

World Faces Years Of Social Unrest As Economies Falter -- The Independent The international economy is on the brink of a deep new economic c...

As US Forces Make Plans To Leave Afghanistan, Taliban Attacks Surge

U.S. Army Pfc. Trillis calls in a description of a person of interest to headquarters during Operation Moose Kill II in Qalat, Afghanistan, ...

Heavy Fighting Reported In Sudan's South Kordofan

South Kordofan Unrest: Sudan 'Kills Hundreds' Of Rebels -- BBC Hundreds of rebels have been killed in Sudan's South Kordofan sta...

Kenya's Military Incursion Into Somalia -- News Updates November 1, 2011

Kenya Military Chief Suggests Somalia Incursion Could Be Long -- L.A. Times Gen. Julius Karangi declares that his troops will remain in neig...

Rocket Attacks And Retaliation Resume Between Israel And Gaza

Israeli Leader Warns Gaza Militants: Those Who Attack Israel Are Risking Their Lives -- Washington Post/AP JERUSALEM — With rockets falling ...

A New Oil World Order?

Alberta's Tar Sands Oil’s New World Order -- Washington Post For more than five decades, the world’s oil map has centered on the Middle ...

A Summary And Analysis Of Gaddafi's Last Days

Muammar Gaddafi King Of Kings: The Last Days Of Muammar Qaddafi -- Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker How does it end? The dictator dies, shri...

Nuclear, Chemical, And Other Weapons Found In Libya

Libya's acting Prime Minister Mahmoud Jibril has announced that nuclear weapons have been found in the country and said foreign inspecto...

Libya After Gaddafi's Fall -- News Roundup

Dual U.S.-Libyan Citizen Chosen As Prime Minister Of Libya -- Washington Post TRIPOLI—Libya’s leaders on Monday elected a U.S.-educated engi...

Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials -- October 31, 2011

Thomas Kwoyelo, a former director of field operations in the rebel group Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) appears before a War Crimes Court ...

You Deserve a Brick Today

I'm sure Rachel Madcow will be condemning this any minute now... [ Read ]

World News Briefs -- October 31, 2011

World Population Will Reach 7 Billion -- CBS The U.N. says the world's population will reach a milestone this Monday -- 7 billion people...

Are Military Burn Pits Unhealthy?: Evidence Is Inconclusive

video platform video management video solutions video player U.S. Marines burn human waste as they clean their lavatories at the Musa Qala D...

Anonymous Threatens To Expose Mexico Cartel's Secrets

Online Hackers Threaten To Expose Cartel's Secrets -- Houston Chronicle Group called Anonymous demands release of one of their own who w...

A Gaddafi Son Wants To Flee To Canada

Saadi Gaddafi is facing demands for his extradition from Niger Photo: AFP/GETTY IMAGES Saadi Gaddafi 'Smuggled Into Niger By Team Of Ex-...

CIA: China's Telecom Giant Tied To Spy Ministry

Chinese Telecom Firm Tied To Spy Ministry -- Washington Times CIA: Beijing funded Huawei. A U.S. intelligence report for the first time link...

Iraq's Military Forces Not Ready Until 2020

Iraqi forces will not be ready to protect its borders without assistance from international partners until at least 2020, a military officia...

UK Ships To Have Armed Guards To Counter Somali Piracy

Photo: It is up to the flag state of the vessel whether or not armed guards are allowed. Somali Piracy: Armed Guards To Protect UK Ships --...

Afghanistan War News Updates -- October 31, 2011

Taliban Strike In Kabul Shows Insurgency’s Growing Reliance On High-Profile Attacks In Afghan Capital -- Washington Post KABUL — The Taliban...

FBI Releases Russian Spy Videos

FBI Releases Russian Spy Trove -- CNN They called it "Operation Ghost Stories", and judging by the trove of detailed information p...

U.S. Buildup In The Persian Gulf Continues

United States soldiers performed a closing ceremony on Oct. 20 for a base in Tikrit, now under the control of Iraqi forces. Andrea Bruce for...

Remember, Remember the 8th of November...

Interesting! He's got the "treason and plot" bit down. Wonder if Leahy's gonna do a preemptive action? [Via Kurt Hofmann ]

We're NOT the Only Ones...

A-yup.  [ Read ] Now compare this sheriff to, say, jack-booted "Republican" Lee Baca ... [Via Paul W. Davis ]

What's Brown and Smells Like Chris?

Hahahahaha! [ Read ] Arnhole , deal with this commie bedwetter please ? Jeez, if that gets this subversive punk's knickers in a wad, wai...

Safer Streets Commentaries

Longenecker's latest... [ Read ]

Snitch Protection

Mike has some questions... [ More] It does explain a lot ...

We're the Only Ones Shrinking Enough

Every 10 days on average so far this year, an NOPD officer or higher-ranking cop either is fired or leaves the force while under investiga...

Why does Justice Department need to lie on FOIA responses?

Authorizing the administration—any administration—to introduce lies into the FOIA process is a perversion of the intent behind the law, with...

This Day in History: October 31

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A Journalist's Guide to 'Project Gunwalker'-Part Seven

Examiner.com article character limits preclude adding more updates to the initial and subsequently-posted Journalist's Guides to Project...

JPFO responds to National Jewish Democratic Council Attack

Seeing as how friends are being attacked, I guess it’s confession time. I made them. [ More ] Today's Gun Rights Examiner report notes...

Project GunTALKER

I’ll be on two national talk radio programs today with Gunwalker updates: First, I’ll be joining Tom Gresham on Gun Talk Radio this aftern...

Documents and recordings give insight into de León's anti-gun agenda

They provide an invaluable record of what transpired and how we can expect future efforts--and not just in California--to be conducted. Rea...

Editor's Note

Going up to my friends chalet in the Laurentians of Quebec for two days of R&R. Forests, fresh air, good food and company. It will also ...

Are The Israelis Laying The Groundwork For An Attack On Iran?

Israeli Prisoner Swap May Be Prelude To Attack On Iran -- Washington Times JERUSALEM — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s decision to execu...

T-50 Specs And Performance When Compared To The U.S. F-22

(Click on Image to Enlarge) My Comment: These specs are provided by the Russians .... so the Americans may have a different opinion. But th...

Greek Anger Over Debt Crisis Is Directed Especially At Germany

Greek protesters demonstrate against the government's austerity measures on "Oxi Day," Friday, October 28, 2011. Press TV Gree...

China Suspected In Hacking Into US Satellites (News Roundup)

Illustration of Landsat-7 satellite. Courtesy of NASA Hackers Targeted U.S. Government Satellites -- Threat Level Hackers interfered with th...

British Commandos Successfully Snatch Tribal Leader In Somalia

Elite Commandos Storm Lawless Somali War Zone To Snatch Tribal Leader -- The Daily Mail British commandos made a dramatic amphibious landing...

Canada Thinking Of Buying Nuclear Submarines

One of Canada's new Victoria class submarines , HMCS Windsor, is docked at the CFB Halifax Dockyard. Sandor Fizli/The Globe and Mail SSN...