Janet Napolitano says US cannot meet deadline to screen cargo

Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano today admitted that the US cannot meet the 2012 deadline to scan all incoming ship cargo, a badly needed measure designed to prevent possible nuclear and other terror attacks. In testimony prepared for the Senate Transportation...

Obama Wrong at West Point; U.S. DOES Torture - Its Own Citizens

• Regional Homeland Security- administered fusion centers use a nationwide microwave/laser radiation "directed energy" weapons system to silently torture, impair unconstitutionally "targeted" Americans and their families -- an American genocide hiding in plain sight.GET...

Fort Hood: A pre-vision of a new Internet fueled terrorism

A new kind of Terrorism:  The lone wolf of Fort Hood  Some analysts are figuring out that the Fort Hood rampage conducted by Major Nadil Hasan foreshadows a new brand of "Internet terrorism":  The...

Gov't to pay $1.2 million to 5 wrongfully detained Muslims

The  U.S. government will pay $1.2 million in a settlement to five Muslim immigrants who were unjustly detained after 9/11.   The 5 men were housed  in a Brooklyn, N.Y. prison. According to...

US can't quiz Gen. Sarath Fonseka: Sri Lanka

"Colombo: Sri Lanka Monday strongly protested US plans to question Chief of Defence Staff Gen Sarath Fonseka over alleged human rights violations in the last phase of the civil war, saying he has no authority to...

Boston terror suspect planned massive attack on US Mall

'Violent jihad' Detailing the charge against Mr Mehanna, US prosecutors accused him and his alleged co-conspirators of discussing how to obtain automatic weapons before "randomly shooting people in a shopping...

Jaxports Dirty little secret about Carnival Cruise Line

Carnival Cruise Line and Royal Caribbean Cruise Line  are convicted felons. That’s right. They each pled guilty in Federal Court in Miami to felonies. These included polluting our waters and lying about it to the United States Government in repeated cover ups....

Toiling in obscurity, counter terrorism experts lauded

"Real progress in fighting terror" has been made,  according to President Obama.   Sixteen organizations make up the US Counter-terrorist network which serves to keep vigilance for the protection of...

Big Brother coming to Midtown Manhattan

On the one hand,  Manhattan must be protected and vigilant against terrorist attacks.  On the other,  spending 24 million to bring this type of surveillance to Midtown Manhattan seems...

Put On Your Tin Foil Hat!

At the recent G-20 protest demonstrations, police used Long Range Acoustic Devices (LRADs) to disperse unruly protesters. The devices were also deployed at recent town hall health care protests. LRADs emit a high...

W Bush Adm. put in place infrastructure of current suspicion

Expanded presidential powers,  FEMA apperati,  Homeland Security clauses:  All of these are inherited from W Bush,  and now have some fearful of what Obama is heir to.   From...

PBS documentary uses UBC students to expose US security risk

The UBC School of Journalism continues to break new ground.  Tonight PBS will air a documentary that features the work of the students.  Led by veteran newsman Peter Klein, the students unearthed shocking...

The Politics of Assassination

Noting both alleged Holocaust museum shooter James von Brunn, charged in the murder of Stephen P. Johns and anti abortionist Scott Roeder, charged in the death of Dr. George Tiller, were what is...

287(g) Is Being Replaced by ICE's "Secure Communities" Program

If you recall I published two posts last week entitled "Ruthless Gangs are taking over North Carolina" and "Forbes Ranks Charlotte 14Th Most Dangerous U.S. City". Those stories explain how Gang activity often...

Soldiers Forced to Disclose Personal Fireams Data

In a post yesterday, Mitchell Langbert offers an insightful look at how U.S. Army soldiers are being required to disclose to their superiors all information about their firearms — personally-owned...

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