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NY Post: Saudi Arabia’s Role in 9/11 ‘Deliberately Covered up at the Highest Levels of Our Government’

Apr 18, 2016 | 1:17pm
From the New York Post: In its report on the still-censored “28 pages” implicating the Saudi government in 9/11, “60 Minutes” last weekend said the Saudi role in the attacks has been “soft-pedaled” to protect America’s delicate alliance with the oil-rich kingdom. That’s quite an understatement. Actually, the kingdom’s involvement was deliberately covered up at […]

Focus on Chief Justice as Supreme Court Hears Immigration Challenge

Apr 18, 2016 | 10:54am
(NY Times) – Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. twice voted to save President Obama’s health care law, infuriating his usual allies on the right. Now, conservatives are nervous that the chief justice will disappoint them again in a challenge to another major Obama initiative, this one on immigration. The case, to be argued on […]

US to Send 200 More Troops, Apache Helicopters, to Iraq

Apr 18, 2016 | 10:25am
BAGHDAD (AP) U.S. officials say the U.S. will send 200 more troops and a number of Apache helicopters to Iraq to assist in the fight against the Islamic State group. Defense Secretary Ash Carter said the new forces will largely be used to advise Iraqi forces closer to the front lines. The announcement comes during […]

Former IRS Agent Admits: “Personal Income Tax is Actually Illegal” (Video)

Apr 18, 2016 | 9:46am
It is tax day again. Chances are, you’re done with the dirty business this year, or laying low in hopes that you aren’t audited or flat out persecuted. If not, the clock is quickly ticking. But it is worth pointing out once again the many ways in which the federal tax scheme in the United […]

ISIS Revenue Down 30% as Its Territory Shrinks, Report Claims

Apr 18, 2016 | 9:35am
The ISIS terror group has seen its revenue fall by 30 percent from last year while the number of people living in territory under its control has dropped by a third, a new report says. The consulting firm IHS reports that as of March 2016, ISIS’ monthly revenue was $56 million, down from a high […]

Obama Sides with Saudis, Opposes Bill to Release 9/11 Findings

Apr 18, 2016 | 9:30am
The Obama Administration has been lobbying Congress to block a bill that would allow Saudi Arabia’s government to be held accountable in American courts for any role it played in the 9/11 terrorist attacks. In addition to Obama’s efforts to keep information about 9/11 confidential, Saudi Arabia has threatened to sell hundreds of billions of […]

Democratic AGs, Climate Change Groups Colluded on Prosecuting Dissenters

Apr 18, 2016 | 9:21am
In the hours before they took the stage for their March 29 press conference, Democratic attorneys general received a secret briefing from two top environmentalists on pursuing climate change dissenters. Peter Frumhoff of the Union of Concerned Scientists and the Climate Accountability Institute’s Matt Pawa spent 45 minutes each providing talking points behind the scenes […]