Once again, the military industrial complex is howling about money, with its most fervent supporters knowing that the U.S. government is completely broke, but believing budget cuts have to come from somewhere that isn’t the DOD. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said on Wednesday that another round of cuts aside from the $350 billion called for [...]

Our latest airport security scare is like the rest – mostly about fear.

Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano announced Wednesday that the United States would replace color coded terror alert system developed during the Bush administration. The new system, dubbed the NTAS (National Terror Advisory System), will take effect on April 26th and issue only two types of alerts – “elevated” and “imminent.” From the DHS website: “The [...]

Peter King’s brand new version of the HUAC hearings and the glory days of the McCarthy era is set to begin Thursday, when King will hold hearings deciding whether or not American Muslims have been “radicalized.” King told CNN’s State of the Union “We’re talking about the affiliates of Al Qaeda who have been radicalizing, [...]

In December, I asked if Peter King might consider investigating prominent U.S. citizens who were involved with groups designated Foreign Terrorist Organizations by the State Department in his quest to get to the bottom of the “radicalization” of America’s Muslim community. It turns out the New York Representative wouldn’t need to look very far to [...]