Stand Up For Wikileaks

A judge has ordered the website Wikileaks.orgs closed in a brash pro-censorship move. Wikileaks, a secure website for whistle-blowers to post documents that show wrong doing, and other information important to the public; posted information from a Julius Baer Bank employee that allegedly showed asset hiding and other cover ups by the bank and [...]

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Chuck Todd Gives Good Math

You know, every primary it gets better – we love Chuck Todd and his skills with the stylus.  Last night he even started our new favorite word “primacaucus” – yes, we’re nerds.  A little Chuck Todd action:

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This Week In Revolutions

Fidel Castro retired today saying he will not seek another term. Kosovo has also declared its independence against the threats of Serbia and Russia. When one revolution closes the door another opens a window…news and analysis on the flip…

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Exiles From the Kremlin in London: Like Shooting Fish in a Barrel

In what is beginning to read more like a spy novel everyday, relations between Russia, Caucusus’, and the UK have moved a little closer to a state of unravel today with the mysterious death of Badri Patarkatsishvili. Patarkatsishvili, a Georgian oligarch who has been self-exiled in London, died today of a heart attack. The [...]

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We Thought Democrats Were Elected in ‘06

Remember the elections of 2006? That sweeping victory of protest against the republicans? Pelosi and Reid were supposed to give them hell, no more vacationing rubber stamp Congress? Apparently the exit polls weren’t the only thing we got wrong in that election. The Senate let by Democrat In Name Only Harry Reid, [...]

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Shades of the Cold War: Four Go Down For Giving Info to the Chinese

Four men including a 72 year old former Boeing employee were arrested today for giving trade secrets and other defense technology information to the Chinese. These arrests mark a growing trend in broader Chinese espionage as China expands economically and militarily.

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RAND Corporation Commits Truth, Gets Buried

The RAND corporation, a company that does studies on and for government and society was commissioned by the Army to do a study about the Iraq war. When the study found failure in every organization at every level, the Army buried it- including the declassified version. The reason? According to Lt. Gen. James Lovelace [...]

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Waterboarding is a Game of Three Card Monty

As we reported two days ago, the CIA has admitted to the use of waterboarding. However, they qualified it by saying they’ve only used it on three high value detainees and not again over the last five years. Mike McConnell the intelligence director was quick to point out though, that waterboarding still remained [...]

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Clean Up Crew Gets Tired

Defense secretary Robert Gates issued some strong comments yesterday on the failure of the NATO coalition to win the war in Afghanistan saying some countries are willing to risk casualties while others are not. Thus, putting the mission in jeopardy. That’s interesting since it’s a war the US started, abandoned, and now only [...]

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Super Tuesday Post-post Game

We know, it’s Thursday, super Tuesday is old news. We decided to take Wednesday to see how the hot air blew around the punditry. We’ve got a full run down after the jump- including Willard dropping out of the race.

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The Heirarchical Equivalent to a Signing Statement

While the president was vacationing at his ranch over the winter holiday, he signed into law the Open Government Act. This law is designed to force the government to cooperate better with the existing Freedom of Information Act, where requests for information take months or even years before they get a response if the [...]

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FBI’s Next Generation ID heats up

It’s coming into the home stretch and it’s Lockheed…it’s Northrop…it’s IBM, no it’s Lockheed again…

As I first reported near the end of December, the Federal Bureau of Investigation is looking to build the “worlds largest computer database of peoples’ physical characteristics.” The system dubbed as Next Generation Identification would track everything from iris [...]

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Waterboarding? Youbetcha

CIA Chief Michael Hayden has admitted that the CIA used waterboarding,but only on three people and not at all in the last five years. However, Intelligence Director Mike McConnell says waterboarding still remains in the CIA’s arsenal.

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Ebay Says No To Saying No

In a departure from their key feedback system, Ebay is going to suspend the “negative” and “neutral” feedback options for its users. This has buyers and sellers riled up over how they’ll be able to safeguard themselves from fraudulent buyers and sellers.

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Super Tuesday

So today is super tuesday, what’s going on out there? Are you at a polling place or standing in line? Chat it up in comments.
Update: Huckabee takes West Virginia after the second round of balloting Huckabee 52% Romney 47% McCain 1%

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