• U.S. Senate Releases Report on CIA Torture Tactics Post-9/11 as U.S. Fears Retaliation Overseas

    Earlier this morning the U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee released a 500-page report that is a summary of the CIA's post-9/11 torture program, which was intended to make prisoners of war give up crucial information. It has been widely reported that the Central Intelligence Agency took extreme measures in order to unsuccessfully make al-Qaida members talk in the years following 9/11. President Barack Obama supported the public release of the five-year investigation in the hopes that the American government will use it as a future example of what not to do. What we are learning from this report is that the people who worked in the "enhanced interrogation program" basically resorted to torture such as waterboarding, mock executions and threatened sexual violence under inhumane conditions for detainees — many of whom were later revealed to have no terrorism ties whatsoever. The U.S. government has confirmed that the program was more horrific than most Americans knew and that it went against our country's code of behavior. Obama quickly banned "enhanced interrogation techniques" once taking office after his 2009 inauguration. Of course, there is a dangerous downside to this full report being made public, and some lawmakers believe it was a "reckless" move because it can ultimately light a fire under those who are already wishing to bring harm to U.S. business at home and overseas. Embassies are under heavy guard and U.S. government buildings are at a heightened security as everyone waits for the international rage and backlash that is inevitably coming.

  • New Video Allegedly Shows Ferguson PO Darren Wilson Making Threats to Mike Arman in '13

    This is probably the worst time for anything else negative regarding Ferguson Police Officer Darren Wilson to be released to the press, but a new video has leaked depicting his demeanor with a suspect in October 2013 and it is not good. Wilson reportedly showed up on Mike Arman's property to issue a court summons for derelict vehicles. Arman pulls out his cellphone and informs Wilson that he is going to record everything, making it sound like he was already leery of the local police department. In the 15-second clip, you can clearly hear Wilson tell Arman, "If you don't stop taking pictures, I'm gonna lock your ass up." Wilson tells him that he has no right to film him and physically moves the camera. Here is the issue in the police report filed by Wilson: His depiction of the entire incident is basically disproved by the video. Arman was charged with failure to comply until his attorney saw the video. He was also charged with violating pitbull violations, which is a bit funny because the dog was actually a bull dog.

  • New Report Claims that Secret Service's Partying the Night Before Led to JFK's Assassination

    The assassination of John F. Kennedy Nov. 22, 1963, in broad daylight is one of those cases that has never truly been closed, in part because the American public has refused to let it go. Instead of just accepting the information that has been given, conspiracy theories have always existed regarding the circumstances surrounding the president's death. One thing that has often been called into question has been the ability of the Secret Service to keep Kennedy safe on that day. A new report says JFK's detail partied the night before the president was shot.

  • New Details Emerge On Sarah Palin's Family Involvement In Bloody, Drunken Brawl

    Last month Sarah Palin's family attended a house party near Anchorage, Alaska that turned into a bloody brawl. There were rumors that Bristol Palin was throwing punches left and right while her dad, Todd Palin had his ass handed to him. Of course Sarah issued a semi-cryptic statement praising her daughter Bristol's fighting spirit, something that was viewed as her putting her stamp of approval on Bristol's bad behavior. It only took TMZ a few weeks to get their hands on the official police report that was filed on the night in question and it paints quite a vivid picture of the scrappy Palin's.
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