US spies on UN

US spies on UN


The US assumes presidency of the Security Council this month, under an arguable dark cloud of distrust. According to documents released by the whistle-blower website Wikileaks, American diplomats have been running a sweeping spy campaign against UN officials since 2009. As the end of 2010 draws near, the US' position on the world stage has come into question

US faking war on terror

US faking war on terror

The FBI successfully thwarted a terrorist bombing in Portland, OR, after following the suspect for over a year. However, as more of these plots are diffused many people are saying this is entrapment and the government is lying to the American people. In the case of the Muslim teen in Oregon, was this homegrown terror a part of the war on terror?

FBI creating police state

FBI creating police state


Entrapment has become a favorite tool for the FBI; just recently the FBI successfully thwarted a terrorist bombing in Portland, OR, after following the suspect for over a year. However, as these entrapments continue to take place it seems that the US government is simply making up these threats. Former Reagan Administration aide Paul Craig Roberts points out this is all a part of the US government attempting to create a police state to control its citizens.

WikiLeaks: buzz about nothing?

WikiLeaks: buzz about nothing?


The barrage of State Department documents released by online whistleblower WikiLeaks have sparked international outrage as different nations are waiting for apologies. However, were the documents really that damaging? According to Anthony Shaffer from the Center for Advanced Defense Studies not really, he says that a lot of the documents pointed out things we already knew.

The Wiki (Israel) Leaks

The Wiki (Israel) Leaks


This past weekend, the whistle blowing website WikiLeaks released thousands more Department of Defense confidential articles that could damage US foreign relations. However, Israel benefited from the release because many of the Arab nations said they view Iran as a threat

"Sad to be a goddamn American today"

"Sad to be a goddamn American today"


The US Federal Bureau of Investigation is suppose to protect citizens from would be crimes. But a recent New York case, known as the Newburgh Four, has many asking if the FBI is leading Americans towards crimes rather than diverting them.