Ibragim Todashev, who was killed by the FBI during a questioning, was shot six times, once in the crown of his head, photos shown at a press conference in Moscow reveal. His father suspects it could have been a kill shot. “I can show you the photos taken after the killing of my son. I [...]
Continue reading …A man who was fatally shot by an FBI agent in Florida knew one of the suspects in the Boston Marathon bombings, a friend of the victim said Wednesday. FBI Agent Dave Couvertier said in a statement that an unidentified agent encountered Ibragim Todashev, of Orlando, while conducting official duties. “The agent, along with other [...]
Continue reading …The Newtown, Connecticut Town Clerk is seeking to deny newspapers from viewing public record death certificates of Sandy Hook victims, according to the Newtown Bee. The Clerk maintains that access to vital records such as death and marriage certificates should be limited to immediate family members or their representatives, and has undertaken to change present [...]
Continue reading …Just like the suspected 9/11 terrorist’s explosion-proof passport that was found magically intact amid the ground zero rubble, the mainstream media is now reporting that suspected cop killer Christopher Dorner’s wallet and identification card were found beside charred remains in the burned out Big Bear cabin where police cornered him yesterday. Citing the Associated Press, [...]
Continue reading …One sheriff’s deputy died and another was wounded Tuesday afternoon during a dramatic gunfight with the man authorities believe to be Christopher Dorner, the fugitive former Los Angeles cop wanted in three murders and a revenge shooting rampage across Southern California. SWAT team later stormed a cabin near the community of Seven Oak, in the [...]
Continue reading …Pope Benedict XVI is to resign at the end of this month after nearly eight years as the head of the Catholic Church, saying he is too old to continue at the age of 85. The unexpected development – the first papal resignation in nearly 600 years – surprised governments, Vatican-watchers and even his closest [...]
Continue reading …For female Mossad agents, life is like a spy-movie — though not always as glamorous. Theirs is a world of intrigue, sleepless nights and, sometimes, flirtation, in conditions of ever-lurking danger, all for the sake of the state, with immense strains on their families. For the first time, five female Mossad agents went public this [...]
Continue reading …In your standard dictatorship, activists are brought out back and shot. In the United States’ crypto-dictatorship, activists are bullied by the state until they go bankrupt, are buried under a mountain of legal woes, are publicly discredited or humiliated, or as in the case of activist and Reddit co-founder Aaron Swartz, made to crack under [...]
Continue reading …On Friday police were “questioning a handcuffed suspect in connection with the Newtown school shooting” after they found a man wearing camouflage pants and a black jacket in the woods near the school. CBS reported that “a potential second shooter is in custody and that SWAT is now investigating the home of the suspect.” Connecticut State Police Lt. J. Paul Vance later told reporters [...]
Continue reading …Nasa has released a video ahead of schedule tackling the ‘myths’ surrounding the belief the world will end on December 21st. The video, which was clearly intended for release the day after the 21st, begins: “December 22, 2012. If you’re watching this video, it means one thing. The world didn’t end yesterday.” It goes on [...]
Continue reading …Meet Robocod, the latest weapon in Homeland Security’s increasingly high-tech underwater arsenal, a robotic fish designed to safeguard the coastline of America and bring justice to the deep. Well almost. The new robot, named BioSwimmer, is actually based not on a cod but a tuna which is said to have the ideal natural shape for [...]
Continue reading …Because of modern alarmist reactions to the word “Palestine,” many non-Arabs and non-Muslims take offense when it is argued that Jesus was a Palestinian (peace be upon him). Jesus’ ethnicity, skin color, and culture often accompany this conversation, but few people are willing to acknowledge the fact he was non-European. A simple stroll down the [...]
Continue reading …The top advisor to incoming Mexican president Peña Nieto said the world’s first full legalization of marijuana in Colorado and Washington “changes the rules of the game” in the war on drugs, The Washington Post reports. Mexican officials have called for a review of joint U.S.-Mexico drug policies because, as Mexican Congressman Manlio Fabio Beltrones pointed [...]
Continue reading …Update 2:40 pm: Jeffery Goldberg has talked with Steve Klein and Klein now says Bacile is not Israeli, probably not Jewish and his name is a pseudonym: Klein told me that Bacile, the producer of the film, is not Israeli, and most likely not Jewish, as has been reported, and that the name is, in fact, [...]
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