Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity

December 29, 2014

Sen. Mark Udall has called for the full release of the Senate Intelligence Committee’s report on torture. However, as a still-sitting member of Congress, he has a constitutional protection to read most of the still-secret report on the Senate floor – and a group of intelligence veterans urges him to do just that MEMORANDUM FOR: […]

Jason Ditz

December 28, 2014

In a weekend interview with the Magyar Hirlap, Hungarian Parliament Speaker Laszlo Kover, a top figure of the ruling Fidesz Party, has accused the United States of plotting to create a new Liberal party to replace the defunct SZDSZ and try to force the next Hungarian coalition government to exclude the nationalist Jobbik party. Kover’s […]

Jason Ditz

December 24, 2014

Every year, NORAD makes a big deal out of its “Santa tracking” mission on Christmas, one of the few non-warlike things they do any given year. This year, not so much. Along with tracking Santa this year, NORAD is also saying they’re establishing some sort of “anti-Grinch Firewall” to stop foreign Grinches militarily. Absent in […]

Jason Ditz

December 23, 2014

Having gotten a ton of publicity for the upcoming movie “The Interview” by claiming they were never going to release it, Sony has now announced that they will be releasing the movie on time on Christmas Day. The movie was previously pulled after hackers threatened to “9/11” every movie theater that showed it, and several […]

Jason Ditz

December 18, 2014

Sony has made headlines with its decision to halt its planned release of “The Interview” over fears that hackers, who may or may not be North Korea-linked, might launch 9/11 attacks on movie theaters. “The Interview” isn’t being released at theaters, and Sony Pictures says they have no plans to ever release it on DVD […]

Ramzy Baroud

December 18, 2014

"This is not who we are. This is not how we operate," were the words of President Barack Obama commenting on the grisly findings of a long-awaited congressional report on the use of torture by the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). But what if this is exactly who we are? The report is difficult to […]

Dan Sanchez

December 18, 2014

Sony’s decision yesterday to cancel its release of The Interview after being hacked and threatened by a group that may or may not be tied with the North Korean government has been the top story in the media ever since. Decidedly less-covered, and almost completely obscured by the cancellation, is another revelation made yesterday about the movie […]

Jason Ditz

December 17, 2014

A message released by claimed hackers of Sony Pictures threatened to carry out “9/11-like attacks” on movie theaters in the United States if the movie “The Interview” was released. The US has claimed the hackers may be linked to the North Korean government, although North Korea itself denies this. At any rate, the ability of […]

Jason Ditz

December 16, 2014

See also: Police officers across U.S. upset at being seen as brutal racists On Sunday, Cleveland Browns wide receiver Andrew Hawkins wore a shirt during pre-game introductions that read “Justice for Tamir Rice and John Crawford.” You can probably see where this is going. Tamir Rice was a 12-year-old killed by Cleveland police for having […]

Ray McGovern

December 14, 2014

When you get an opportunity like this, don’t fall back – I heard my Irish grandmother telling me last Thursday as I took my place at the table to discuss torture with a former congressional committee chairman whose job it was to prevent such abuse. Almost rubbing shoulders with me on my right was former […]