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Chavez Considers Selling Stake in Citgo
Making exorbitant promises during a political campaign is something Americans know all about. So is being strapped for cash so...
Dec 2, 20102 min read


Is WikiLeaks adverse to National Security?
WikiLeaks argues that their work is based on the “defense of freedom of speech and media publishing,” and that they are in the noble...
Nov 29, 20101 min read
North Korea attacks South Korea
In the most significant act of aggression since the Korean war, North Korea attacked South Korea today, killing 2 South Korean marines....
Nov 23, 20101 min read
Diversity Visa Lottery Draws Record Number of Entries
According to the State Department, there were 15 million entries for this year’s diversity visa program. This is the most entries the...
Nov 22, 20101 min read


Caspian Summit Fails to Resolve Territorial and Resource Disputes
The leaders of the five littoral states (Iran, Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan and Russia) have failed to determine the Caspian...
Nov 21, 20102 min read
Are Terrorist Organizations Impacting Religious Freedom?
Last week the U.S. Department of State released the International Religious Freedom Report 2010. The report surveys the religious...
Nov 21, 20101 min read
FBI Seeks to Expand Wiretapping Statute
In 1994, Congress passed the Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act, which required phone and broadband providers to...
Nov 18, 20101 min read
Russia to Drill for Oil off Cuban Coast
Russia’s energy corporation, Gazprom, announced its plan to drill for oil off Cuba’s coast. Gazprom Neft, the oil arm of the company,...
Nov 18, 20102 min read


First Guantánamo Detainee Tried in Federal Court is Aquitted
The first former Guantánamo detainee to be tried in federal court, Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani, was convicted of one count of conspiracy to...
Nov 17, 20101 min read
Internal Audit Reveals DHS Struggles with Timely Dissemination of Intelligence Information
A recently released report by the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) revealed that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is ...
Nov 17, 20101 min read
Drones and Domestic Surveillance in the UK
Britons are the most-watched citizens in the democratic world because of an array of systems including CCTV, cameras that track vehicles,...
Nov 16, 20101 min read
Can the U.S. Save Iraq's Christians?
While I normally do not link to a blog, I find this editorial to be a good summation of the fears of Iraqi Christians. In short, Al Qaeda...
Nov 16, 20103 min read
New Chair of Armed Service Committee Reveals Agenda
After the last midterm election the newest chairman of the House Armed Services Committee will probably be Republican Howard McKeon of...
Nov 16, 20102 min read


Dragan Crnogorac Arrested in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnian State Investigation and Protection Agency apprehended Dragan Crnogorac suspected of taking part in the 1995 Srebrenica genocide....
Nov 16, 20102 min read
Immigration Reform Advocates Face Uphill Battle
Although the midterm elections have come and gone, there does not seem to be a consensus as to how the results might affect the prospects...
Nov 15, 20101 min read
Panel Report Released on North Korea Sanctions
Recently, the Panel of Experts established pursuant to U.N. Security Council resolution 1874 (2009) released a final report of its...
Nov 14, 20103 min read


Retired British Naval Admirals Warn Defense Cuts Will Open the Falkland Islands to Invasion
British Prime Minister, David Cameron, has been looking for ways to save taxpayer dollars, and his most recent target is Britain’s only...
Nov 14, 20102 min read
Is YouTube a Platform for Terrorist Organizations?
Has YouTube has become an outlet for terrorist propaganda? Terrorist Organizations are now turning to websites such as YouTube, the...
Nov 14, 20101 min read
Obama Administration Presses START
In September of this year, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee approved the New START Treaty between the United States and Russia. ...
Nov 13, 20102 min read
Independent Report Recommends Reducing Troops in Afghanistan
The Council on Foreign Relations has released a 98-page independent report that recommends drastically reducing the number of troops in...
Nov 13, 20101 min read
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