All Posts Tagged With: "terrorism"
Government Loses Terror Informants in Witness Program
A witness protection program of the U.S. government lost the whereabouts of two informants with links to terrorist groups. Now both are believed to have left the U.S., revealed a report on Thursday. The Office of the Inspector General released a summary of its findings that found many deficiencies and vulnerability in national security arising [...]
Republicans Looking for Answers in Benghazi Probe
Darrell Issa, the chairman of an investigative committee in the House of Representatives said that witnesses scheduled to appear at a hearing on May 8 have critical information regarding the terrorist attack in Benghazi, Libya that killed the U.S. Ambassador to Libya and three other U.S. citizens. Issa also said that there are others, if [...]
Schumer Wonders Why Marathon Suspect was not questioned by FBI
On Monday, Senator Chuck Schumer from New York said he would question why an interview was not performed by the FBI with the older brother suspected in the bombings at the end of the Boston Marathon, when he came back to the U.S. six months ago from Russia. Schumer said the FBI has been very [...]
Napolitano Says New Immigration Proposal Makes U.S. More Secure
Amidst calls from Republicans to stop immigration reform following the Boston bombings last week, Janet Napolitano, the Secretary of Homeland Security said this week that the new immigration reform proposal would help the national security. Napolitano said the proposal does not detract from the security of the U.S. but rather helps to strengthen it through [...]
Tool for FBI Surveillance Ruled Unconstitutional
A California federal court has ruled that a tool the FBI widely used for surveillance, to obtain data on Americans without the need of oversight by the court, is unconstitutional. The court said the gag order that goes along with it violated the Constitution’s First Amendment. Judge Susan Illston made the ruling, which will bar [...]
Memo Claims Authority to Kill al Qaeda Members
A newly leaked memo from the White House administration claims the U.S. has authority to kill al-Qaeda members overseas, even those who are American citizens, in terms that go well beyond statements made previously by President Obama and some of his top aides. The position by the administration has created objections from critics. However, Congress [...]
Brennan to be chosen by Obama for CIA
John Brennan, the counter-terrorism adviser to President Obama is set to be chosen to run the CIA. The announcement will be made at the same time Obama nominates Chuck Hagel as Defense Secretary. Brennan has been with the CIA for 25-years and would be David Petraeus’ replacement, who resigned in late 2012 after word leaked [...]
Napolitano Accused of Favoring Women and Humiliating Men
A veteran special agent with the Department of Homeland Security filed a discrimination lawsuit that claims he was pushed aside in favor of another employee, a woman, with connections to Janet Napolitano, the DHS Secretary. The suit claims Napolitano was in charge of a female frat-house that often times humiliated men who were employed there. [...]
Rubio Makes Trip to Guantanamo Bay
Senator Marco Rubio from Florida is spending his Tuesday at Guantanamo Bay at the U.S. Naval Base. Rubio’s parents are originally from Cuba and left the island nation in 1956. This will be the first time the young Florida Senator has been to Cuba. Rubio is a member of the Senate’s Select Committee on Intelligence [...]
Terror Explosives Bound For US, Found
On Friday, U.S. President Barack Obama openly discussed of authorities uncovering a “credible terrorist threat”. This “threat” was headed right for the United States. Packages containing explosives was being carried aboard a cargo ship. This threat was soon found to be addressed to Jewish organizations in the Chicago area. Any disclosure had been triggered with [...]
As the shareholders in Germany opposes the re-election of Mr Flint as Chairman and Mr Gulliver CEO of HSBC Holdings ...
Since Obama seems to never know anything about any issue at any given time on any given subject from any ...
a one year high of $63.82? On May 15th?
What a nonsense, the shares were at $77.11!