Portions of the PATRIOT Act are set to expire Sunday at midnight unless Congress finds a way to extend them. What might we expect from the race to maintain the NSA's bulk collection of our telecommunications? And if somehow those provisions expire, does it mean that...
Pave Paradise, Put Up a Naval Base: South Korean Activists’ Extraordinary Struggle to Save Jeju Island
South Korea’s Jeju Island is a popular tourist destination full of spas, resorts, golf courses, sandy beaches, waterfalls and hiking trails. But if you really want to get rejuvenated, skip the tourist hotspots and go directly to the village of Gangjeong to support the...
It’s Not Too Late: Call Your Senators on Patriot Act/NSA Surveillance!
As we mentioned earlier in the week, the Patriot Act's Section 215 expires tonight. This is the section which the Obama Administration has been using as the pretext for NSA telephone bulk surveillance of ordinary Americans. The great news is, Section 215 will be...
Patriot Act/NSA Surveillance, Call Your Senators Now!
The Senate is in recess, but they will be returning on Sunday for a last minute vote on the extension of the Patriot Act's Section 215. This is the section which the Obama Administration has been using as the pretext for NSA telephone bulk surveillance of ordinary...
DIA Gives an Official Response to LevantReport.com Article Alleging the West Backed ‘Islamic State’
On Friday, May 22, I contacted the DIA Public Affairs office seeking official response to my May 19 article entitled, 2012 Defense Intelligence Agency document: West will facilitate rise of Islamic State “in order to isolate the Syrian regime”. DIA Public...
Jeffrey Sterling vs. the CIA: An Untold Story of Race and Retribution
A dozen years before his recent sentencing to a 42-month prison term based on a jury’s conclusion that he gave classified information to a New York Times journalist, former CIA officer Jeffrey Sterling was in the midst of a protracted and fruitless effort to find...
Ron Paul on the US Military ‘Pivot to Asia’
As China reclaims land in the South China Sea, the US sends in spy planes to buzz the construction. China warns the US to leave them alone. US, with bases all over the South China Sea area, objects to what it views as Chinese military activity in the region. Is this...
Support the Women’s March to End the Korean War: Sign the Petition
Sunday, 35 women activists from 15 countries will march across the Korean DMZ to call for a final peace treaty 62 years after the end of the conflict. The US has continued to oppose a political/diplomatic solution to the "Korean War."Even though South Korea...
Sen. Rand Paul Filibustering the Senate on Patriot Act Renewal
Senator Rand Paul is filibustering the Senate to block the renewal of the Patriot Act. You can watch it on CSPAN2 on television or by going to this link. Call your Senators now and urge them to oppose renewal of the Patriot Act.
Crossing the Korean DMZ for Peace
The George W. Bush administration famously dubbed Iran, Iraq, and North Korea the “Axis of Evil.”The White House accused that ominous-sounding triumvirate of funding terrorism and developing weapons of mass destruction. The goal was to garner public support for the...


