This week the Second Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the NSA’s metadata collection program was not authorized in US law. The PATRIOT Act, under which the program began, was too vague, the court found. But the truth is the Act was intended to be vague so that...

Binyamin Netanyahu seems to be detested now by everyone. Almost as much as his meddling wife, Sarah'le. Six weeks ago, Netanyahu was the great victor. Contrary to all opinion polls, he achieved a surprise victory at the last moment, winning 30 seats in the 120-member...

The brouhaha over an alleged 1994 Iranian plot to bomb a Jewish community center in Argentina, of all places, has been in and out of the news for years. Hysterical headlines, fantastic allegations, simmering intrigue, a mysterious suicide that some are claiming was a...

Bombings continued in the Baghdad region, as security forces battled militants back from the Hamrin Mountains. At least 250 were killed and 59 were wounded:

A massive jailbreak cause another headache for Diyala province which appears to be suffering from a surge in militant activity. At least 159 were killed and 45 were wounded

President Barack Obama’s decision to join other Western leaders in snubbing Russia’s weekend celebration of the 70th anniversary of Victory in Europe looks more like pouting than statesmanship, especially in the context of the U.S. mainstream media’s recent...

Targeting worshippers during Friday prayers, bombers attacked two mosques in Diyala province. Also, the military situation for Iraq’s minority groups, the Kurds and the Sunnis, may be changing for the better. At least 149 were killed and 81 were wounded across the country.

Old man Power didn’t want his sons to be cannon fodder in the First World War. Jeff Power told his boys, John and Tom, not to register for the draft. The rich man’s war had nothing to do with them. In 1918, the Power family, originally from West Texas, had a gold mine...

On Thursday, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the National Security Agency’s (NSA) bulk metadata collection is excessive, and goes beyond its legal authority. Congress didn’t okay it legally, so it’s not okay, according to Judge Gerald Lynch. (Hell,...

The British political class is in the midst of a fight – the election poll is taking place as I write this – but one thing unites them all, and that is hatred of the populist Nigel Farage and his UK Independence Party (UKIP). Farage is a personable guy, an ordinary...