WASHINGTON (AP) — Suicides are surging among America’s troops, averaging nearly one a day this year — the fastest pace in the nation’s decade of war. The 154 suicides for active-duty troops in the first 155 days of the year… Read More ›
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Women, children among 18 Afghans dead in NATO wedding strike
A NATO airstrike in the eastern Afghan province of Logar has killed 18 people, including women and children, local officials report. A NATO spokesperson said a team had been deployed to investigate the claims of civilian casualties. Afghan authorities say… Read More ›
Senate Republicans block pay equity bill
(CNN) — An election-year Democratic measure designed to ensure that women don’t face pay discrimination was blocked Tuesday by Republicans who complained that the bill was politically inspired and would reward trial lawyers at the expense of employers. The motion,… Read More ›
CIA Claims Release of its History of the Bay of Pigs Debacle Would “Confuse the Public.”
17 April 2012 UPDATE: Fifty-one years after the failed attempt to invade Cuba, the Central Intelligence Agency and Department of Justice continue to claim that releasing the final volume of a CIA history of the debacle would “confuse the public”… Read More ›
US Drone Strikes Kill 33 in Past 24 Hours in Pakistan
Attack Targeted ‘Associate’ of Maulvi Nazir A pair of US drone strikes against Pakistan’s South Waziristan Agency have killed at least 33 people, 16 in South Waziristan and 17 in North Waziristan and wounded four others in the past 24… Read More ›
Bill Clinton, the genocider who just might get away
by Aimable Mugara There are some who will claim that Bill Clinton was the first African president of the United States. Those people clearly do not know that Bill Clinton is the one who established the stranglehold that the murderous… Read More ›
U.S. Navy’s Pacific Presence to Expand, Panetta Says
U.S. naval power in the Pacific will increase as the Pentagon rebalances American forces toward the Asia-Pacific region, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said in Singapore while calling on countries to beef up their capacity. By 2020, the “Navy will re-posture… Read More ›
Obama’s kill list – All males near drone strike sites are terrorists
Depending on whom you ask, the Obama administration has either executed hundreds of civilians abroad with poorly planned drone strikes or none at all. A new report, however, finally offers insight into those conflicting conclusions. A New York Times article… Read More ›
Obama sped up cyber attacks on Iran after Stuxnet leak
US president accelerated pace of computer sabotage in 2010 even after Stuxnet leak, according to New York Times report President Barack Obama’s administration has taken direct responsibility for a rapid acceleration in cyber-attacks against Iran’s nuclear programme. According to anonymous… Read More ›
Ephren Taylor Accused of $11 Million Christian Ponzi Scheme by SEC
By STEVE OSUNSAMI and KATIE HINMAN Ephren Taylor stepped into the pulpit with the ease of preacher’s son, taking the microphone at the New Birth Baptist Church in Atlanta, where the powerful pastor Eddie Long was introducing him to the… Read More ›
Did U.S. send paratroopers into North Korea? Military accused of ‘secret mission’ to spy on nuke facilities
By Daily Mail Reporter Controversial report says soldiers parachuted into North Korea to gather intelligence about underground tunnels U.S. military denies report, saying quotes were ‘made up’ A team of specially-trained U.S. commandos infiltrated North Korea in a spy mission… Read More ›
US commandos parachuted into North Korea: report
WASHINGTON — US and South Korean special forces have been parachuting into North Korea to gather intelligence about underground military installations, a US officer has said in comments carried in US media. Army Brigadier General Neil Tolley, commander of US… Read More ›
RIP Adam Yauch (MCA); Thoughts on the Beastie Boys and Tibet
First things first, RIP to a Adam Yauch, a hip-hop innovator whose contribution to the art form is widely recognised. The Beastie Boys form an important chapter in hip-hop history. Even as white, middle-class kids whose main effect was to… Read More ›
Ludicrous Bill In New York State Senate Endeavors To End All Anonymous Posting On The Internet
You know SOPA and you know CISPA, so you might think you have a good handle on crazy Internet legislation. You might think you’ve seen the crazy stuff, but unless you’ve seen Thomas F. O’Mara’s bill S06779, you ain’t seen… Read More ›
CIA Identifies, Memorializes Fallen Covert Officers
By Lee Ferran The CIA has revealed the identities of 15 of its fallen officers, some of whose secret ties to the spy agency are being made public for the first time in almost three decades. Engraved on a memorial… Read More ›
The Red Phoenix 