WASHINGTON — The American Civil Liberties Union on Tuesday released records it obtained from the FBI that it said showed the bureau’s San Francisco division used its Muslim outreach efforts to collect intelligence on religious activities protected by the Constitution. Under the U.S. Privacy Act, the FBI is generally prohibited from maintaining records on how [...]
The New York Police Department kept secret files on businesses owned by second- and third-generation Americans specifically because they were Muslims, according to newly obtained documents that spell out in the clearest terms yet that police were monitoring people based on religion. The NYPD has faced intense criticism from Muslims, lawmakers and even the [...]
The Muslim community in Iowa is frustrated and angry over FBI’s sending informants into mosques to spy on worshippers, seething with a sense of betrayal that has undermined trust between American Muslims and security agencies. “That was really surprising, very sad that somebody would come or the FBI or Homeland Security would send somebody here [...]
The military’s so-called Massive Ordnance Penetrator, a 30,000-pound bunker buster bomb, requires an “urgent” upgrade, according to Pentagon officials who are trying to ensure that 20 of the bombs are battle-ready — possibly for use against Iran, though officials have been tight-lipped on potential targets. The Air Force developed the bomb in conjunction with Boeing [...]
by Graham Webster Source: Al Jazeera It would have been the most expensive political ad buy in the history of the world. Google’s search engine, the most visited website in the world, displays a black block over its logo. Wikipedia, the sixth most visited site globally, has disabled its English-language service. This unprecedented action to oppose [...]
Afghan investigators have accused the US Army of abusing detainees at its main prison in the country, saying inmates had reported being tortured and held without evidence. The findings come days after President Hamid Karzai called for the facility at Bagram air base to be handed over to Afghan control within a month. The move [...]
The Israeli military is gearing up together with US forces for a major missile defense exercise, the Israeli military announced Thursday, as tension between Iran and the international community escalates. The drill is called “Austere Challenge 12″ and is designed to improve defense systems and cooperation between the US and Israeli forces. It follows a [...]
President Barack Obama vowed Thursday that the U.S. military would maintain its “superiority” and bolster its presence in Asia despite planned cuts to the defense budget. “So yes, our military will be leaner, but the world must know — the United States is going to maintain our military superiority with armed forces that are agile, [...]
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I am sure they take pleasure in their sadistic acts in those lands....
