Eagle: Cantaloupe vs. al-Qaeda: What’s More Dangerous? (Hint: In 2011, 17 Americans Killed by Terrorists, 33 Killed by a SINGLE Cantelope)

One of the most important revelations from the international drama over Edward Snowden’s NSA leaks in May is the exposure of a nearly lunatic disproportion in threat assessment and spending by the US government. This disproportion has been spawned by a fear-based politics of terror that mandates unlimited money and media attention for even the …

Marcus Aurelius: Al Qaeda Calls for Attacks Within USA

Personal view–cannot confirm or refute press report below but certainly think it’s possible, if not by AQ, then by Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (Quds Force) or by Lebanese Hezbollah.  There is a war going on in northern Mexico over control of drug smuggling routes into United States.  Narcos and terrorists have worked together previously in …

Owl: Why Has Qatar Spent $3B on Syrian Rebels? And Saudi Arabia? And Why Does Russia Want Syria to Stick “As Is”? Natural Gas!

“Why has the little nation of Qatar spent 3 billion dollars to support the rebels in Syria? Could it be because Qatar is the largest exporter of liquid natural gas in the world and Assad won’t let them build a natural gas pipeline through Syria? Of course. Qatar wants to install a puppet regime in …

Berto Jongman: US View on Al Qaeda and Training of Syrian Rebels

U.S.: Al Qaeda-linked Group Behind Benghazi Attack Trains Jihadists for Syrian Rebel Groups Ansar al-Sharia running training camps in Benghazi and Darnah U.S. intelligence agencies earlier this month uncovered new evidence that al Qaeda-linked terrorists in Benghazi are training foreign jihadists to fight with Syria’s Islamist rebels, according to U.S. officials. Ansar al-Sharia, the al …

Berto Jongman: Seven Hour Al Qaeda Conference Call — NSA Missed It

Exclusive: Courier Led U.S. to al Qaeda Internet Conference by Eli Lake, Josh Rogin The Daily Beast, Aug 20, 2013 1:25 PM EDT U.S. officials followed the Internet trail of an al Qaeda courier to learn the details of an electronic conference between more than 20 of the organization’s top officials. Prior to the worldwide …