The FBI has arrested a 21-year-old Bangladeshi national they say intended to blow up the Federal Reserve Bank in Lower Manhattan this morning, only a few blocks from where the World Trade Center once stood. The man, identified as Quazi… Read More ›
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One million more Americans sign up for food stamps in only a year
The number of Americans going to the government for assistance has once again hit a new high. More than 46 million Americans are now enrolled in the federal welfare food stamps system, more than double the amount from only a… Read More ›
US Begins Talks to Extend Troop Presence in Afghanistan Beyond 2014
Reports say Washington is vying for an agreement with Kabul that would keep tens of thousands of troops there until 2024 by John Glaser The US has begun negotiations with the Kabul government over the extension of troop presence past… Read More ›
Haiti: 7,565 cholera deaths as of October 4
MSPP has posted cholera statistics for October 1-4 on its Documentation page. In those four days, 749 new daily cases were reported, but the total-cases number rose by 765, to 598,742. Nine deaths were reported, but the total-deaths number rose… Read More ›
Feds tear down neo-Nazi biker gangs ready for race war
Authorities in Florida dismantled two white supremacist gangs this year that they say were havens for domestic terrorists readying for a race war. In both instances, agents infiltrated and even helped establish the groups before bringing them down. In two… Read More ›
Confirmed: Pentagon deploys military forces to Jordan-Syria border
US Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta has confirmed that US troops have been dispatched to the Jordan-Syrian border to help bolster the former’s military capabilities in case violence escalates in the volatile region. “We have been working with Jordan for… Read More ›
Phoenix Mayor Attempts To Live On A Food Stamp Budget: ‘I’m Tired, And It’s Hard To Focus’
By Travis Waldron When local activist groups challenged Phoenix Mayor Greg Stanton to live on a food stamp budget for a week to mark Hunger Awareness Month, he took them up on the offer and found out just how hard… Read More ›
Billionaire CEO threatens to fire employees if Obama is re-elected
By Eric W. Dolan David Siegel, the founder and CEO of Westgate Resorts, on Monday sent a letter to his 7000 employees warning that the company would be downsized if President Barack Obama was elected to a second term. Siegal,… Read More ›
Iraq records huge rise in birth defects
New study links increase with military action by Western forces It played unwilling host to one of the bloodiest battles of the Iraq war. Fallujah’s homes and businesses were left shattered; hundreds of Iraqi civilians were killed. Its residents changed… Read More ›
Republican extremists, in their own words
Extremism is no vice among Arkansas Republicans. And, no, I’m not talking about neo-Confederate Republican Rep. Loy Mauch, who once tried to have Abraham Lincoln’s bust removed from the Hot Springs Convention Center. There’s also Rep. Jon Hubbard of Jonesboro,… Read More ›
Ron Paul One Of The Most Corrupt Members Of Congress, Report Finds
Texas Republican Rep. Ron Paul has been named one of the most corrupt members of Congress in a new report from the watchdog group Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington. The report says Paul “double-billed” his travel expenses a… Read More ›
America’s deadly double tap drone attacks are ‘killing 49 people for every known terrorist in Pakistan’
Study found war against violent Islamists has become increasingly deadly Researchers blame common tactic now being used – the ‘double-tap’ strike Drone strikes condemned for their ineffectiveness in targeting militants Just one in 50 victims of America’s deadly drone strikes… Read More ›
Watch: Cops Harass, Grope, and Threaten Teenager “For Being a F*cking Mutt”
What “Stop-and-Frisk” is really like. The NYPD conducts more than 1,800 stop-and-frisks each day. The program has come under widespread condemnation by critics who say that it unfairly targets men of color. Now there’s proof. Here’s more from Ross Tuttle… Read More ›
Study: 41% Of Americans Have Been Arrested By The Time They’re 23
“Those are alarmingly high numbers. There are social, economic, educational and family risks associated with arrests. And we all have to be worried about that.” ~Dr. Eugene Beresin, a child psychiatrist at Massachusetts General Hospital and professor at Harvard Medical… Read More ›
GOP candidate is in favor of the death penalty for kids, cites biblical passages
Arkansas GOP candidate for state representative Charlie Fuqua published a book where he called for the death penalty to be imposed upon children for religious purposes. The book titled, “God’s Law: The Only Political Solution” has multiple disturbing passages where… Read More ›
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