A Profile of the Office of Legal Counsel
The organization, role and operation of the Office of Legal Counsel (OLC), which produces binding interpretations of the law for the executive branch, are usefully described in the Justice Department’s...
View ArticleClapper Embraces GAO Intel Oversight, SSCI Doesn’t
The Government Accountability Office (GAO), the investigative arm of Congress, won plaudits for its contributions to intelligence oversight from Gen. James R. Clapper at his July 20 confirmation...
View ArticleLeaks a “Serious Problem” for Defense Intelligence
Unauthorized disclosures of classified information are among “the major challenges” facing defense intelligence, Acting Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence Michael Vickers told Congress last...
View ArticleDoD Creates Lab Network for WMD Response
The Department of Defense has created a new DoD Laboratory Network (pdf) to coordinate existing programs on the assessment of and response to the use of weapons of mass destruction. The new Network is...
View ArticleWhite House Nominations to Oversight Panels Lag
“I would be remiss if I did not express my concern over this Administration’s inexplicable failure to fully appoint and staff the privacy oversight board that we created as part of our 2004 act [on...
View ArticleProspects Fade for a Separate Intelligence Budget
Corrections added below The budget for the National Intelligence Program will mostly remain hidden in the Department of Defense budget for the foreseeable future and will not be given a separate budget...
View ArticleWhy Are There So Many Leak Prosecutions?
As is often remarked, the number of individuals charged with Espionage Act violations by the Obama Administration for disclosing information to the media without authorization is unprecedented and...
View ArticleMass shooting in Scarborough
There are reports that as many as eleven people have been shot in Scarborough. It is believed that the victims … Read More
View ArticleVerizon confirms iPhone 5 ships GSM unlocked despite contract
After the supposed discovery of Verizon's iPhone 5 being GSM unlocked, confirmations of this fact have been echoing across the web. In fact, iDownloadBlog's Jeff Benjamin confirmed it himself....
View ArticleWhat Explains the Enduring Appeal of Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes?
Jesse Walker’s recent post about pundits quoting Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes in defense of their own calls to censor the anti-Islam film Innocence of Muslims brought to mind a question I’ve long...
View ArticleAccess denied: Air Berlin refuses to board disabled group
A group of disabled passengers traveling from Moscow to Dusseldorf were not allowed to board their flight by an Air Berlin pilot, despite having booked tickets and receiving confirmation from the...
View ArticleChina calls on U.S. to rescind solar cell import taxes
Beijing on Thursday urged the United States to rescind hefty anti-dumping and anti-subsidy duties on China’s solar-cell makers amid an intensifying row in the sector dominated by Chinese companies....
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Iran issues a warning for America after attacking spy drone
An Iranian couple hold a model of the captured US RQ-170 drone during the 33rd anniversary of the Islamic revolution in Azadi (Freedom) square in Tehran on February 11, 2012. (AFP Photo/Atta...
View ArticleIsrael-Gaza Ceasefire: Hamas And Israel Agree To Truce
GAZA, Nov 21 (Reuters) - Israel and the Islamist militant group Hamas agreed on Wednesday to a Gaza ceasefire deal, said a Palestinian official with knowledge of Egyptian mediation between the two...
View ArticleRice vs. Rice: What changed for John McCain since 2004?
The president has just been reelected and looks to replace his secretary of state with a Ms. Rice who has already served in a senior administration position. The minority party in the Senate is...
View ArticleEveryone Freak Out: Kate Middleton Is Pregnant!
Prince William and Kate Middleton (or Duchess Catherine, as she is now known in circles that we are clearly not part of) are expecting their first child, the Royal Palace announced Monday. Tabloids on...
View ArticleRyan Freel Commits Suicide: REPORTS
Former Major League player Ryan Freel has commited suicide, as first reported by First Coast News. Freel, a utility player who spent parts of eight seasons in the Majors, took his own life at the age...
View ArticleBen Affleck Ruins Christmas For Those Who Want Him As A Senator
“I love Massachusetts and our political process, but I am not running for office,” he wrote on Facebook. Ben Affleck speaks during a House Armed Services Committee hearing on December 19, 2012 in...
View ArticleBrad and Angelina Wedding: A Timeline Of Their Rumored Nuptials
If the news that Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie may have gotten married this past Christmas gave you a bad case of deja vu, don't worry. You have indeed seen this story before.In fact, ever since Jolie...
View ArticleJoe Webb To Start For Vikings: Christian Ponder Elbow Injury Leads To...
There is zero doubt about who will be the most important player in the Minnesota Vikings' backfield when they take the field against the Green Bay Packers in the NFL Wild Card round: Adrian Peterson....
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