WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama on Friday nominated Dartmouth College president and global health expert Jim Yong Kim to lead the World Bank, an unconventional pick that could help to quell criticism in the developing world of the U.S. stranglehold on the international organization's top post.

Obama said…

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DHS Response to Truthout FOIA Request: Cover Letter (Occupy Wall Street)

DHS Reponse to Truthout FOIA Request: Cover Letter (US Day of Rage)…

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Afghanistan massacre suspect named as Sgt Robert Bales

A photo showing Sgt Robert Bales was removed from a military website when his name was released…

flashback: James Traficant discusses John Demjanjuk

John Demjanjuk, who was found guilty for his role as a guard at a Nazi death camp in World War II, has died aged 91,…

Bodily functions are now potential indicators of terrorism

Paul Joseph Watson

Prison Planet.com

Friday, March 16, 2012

Infowars has obtained a document from the New Jersey Office of Homeland Security & Preparedness that lists banal bodily activities such as yawning, staring and goose pumps as “suspicious activity” indicative of terrorism.

The document (…

The news just keeps getting worse in Afghanistan for the United States. Brave New Foundation's Rethink Afghanistan project has warned for years that the premises of a counterinsurgency there were unrealistic and unworkable, and the ability of a handful of bad actors to completely seize control of the narrative with atrocious actions validates our warnings. The "hearts and minds" effort has completely melted down over the past few weeks, illustrating once again that this war isn't making us…

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Federal authorities have issued a warning there could be "acts of violence" in the homeland sparked by the recent massacre of 16 civilians in Afghanistan allegedly by an American soldier.



"The FBI and DHS [Department of Homeland Security] are concerned that this event could contribute to the radicalization or mobilization of homegrown violent extremists…

Top U.S. officials are reaching out to American allies in the Mideast to get a better read on the escalating crisis in Syria.

CIA chief David Petraeus on Tuesday held a closed-door meeting with Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to discuss the violent crackdown by Syrian strongman Bashar al-Assad on anti-government forces,…

By Associated Press, Published: March 13 | Updated: Wednesday, March 14, 3:48 AM

KABUL, Afghanistan — The U.S. soldier who allegedly shot 16 Afghan villagers was caught on surveillance video that showed him walking up to his base, laying down his weapon and raising his arms in surrender, according to an Afghan official who viewed the footage.

The official said late Tuesday that U.S. authorities showed Afghan authorities the surveillance video…

Four US banks fail Federal Reserve stress test

Four US financial institutions, including Citigroup, have failed stress tests designed to show they could withstand a financial shock.…

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Google Maps was used to alert the public to where the Homeless Hotspots participants were

An "experiment" which involved using…

The movie studios allege that Hotfile's payments for popular uploads encouraged piracy

Hollywood is calling on the US courts to force Hotfile, the popular file-sharing site, offline following similar action against…

Greece to secure debt swap deal, says official

If Greece wants to secure vital new bailout funds it has to get agreement on a debt swap deal

The Greek government has indicated that it has secured sufficient backing for a debt swap deal that will enable it to avoid defaulting on its debts.

A Greek official told the BBC that…