Why are the Rohingya fleeing Burma?

Last week, the United Nations’ top human rights official called Burma’s ongoing military campaign against the Rohingya Muslim minority group Continue reading →

Former NSA executive: Agency used ‘blanket’ surveillance during 2002 Olympics

Former National Security Agency senior executive and whistleblower Thomas Drake revealed himself this week as the source for a lawsuit Continue reading →

Quote of the Day: There really is something very wrong with this picture

“There’s something wrong with this picture. And every day I ask the question, ‘What do the Russians have on Donald Continue reading →

Stat of the Day: Post-9/11 wars cost U.S. Taxpayers $4.79 trillion

From:  Report Tallies Total Cost of Post-Sept. 11 Wars According to a study released Friday through Brown University’s Watson Institute Continue reading →

The NSA hack proves Apple was right to fight the FBI

After the unprecedented breach of hacking tools and exploits stolen from the US National Security Agency’s elite hacking unit, some Continue reading →

FCC selects Swedish firm to run sensitive national database routing phone calls

The vote by the five commissioners clears the way for Telcordia, owned by Ericcson and based in New Jersey, to Continue reading →

U.S. Finds Itself on Shakier Ground as Erdogan Confronts Mutiny

Until midafternoon Friday, American officials thought Mr. Erdogan had tightened his iron grip on his country. He had purged the Continue reading →

Post Holiday Roundup: Algae Bloom, Clean Coal failure, UKIP Leader quits, CIA exposed, Court rulings

By Robert A. Vella After a long sleepless night aggravated by hour after hour of no less than four separate Continue reading →