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Rolling Stone: General Deployed Psy-Ops Against US Senators

The U.S. Army ordered a "psychological operations" team to manipulate visiting U.S. senators into pushing for more funding and troops for the war in Afghanistan, according to a report in Rolling Stone magazine. Three-star U.S. general Lt. Gen. William Caldwell is accused of deploying propaganda techniques, which the...

William Caldwell: 5 Facts on the General at the Center of Rolling Stone's Psy-Ops Story

Michael Hastings, the reporter whose "Runaway General" profile of Stanley McChrystal forced him to resign his command in Afghanistan, has another blockbuster in the pages of Rolling Stone. According to a report published Wednesday night, the U.S. military ordered its "psychological operations" unit in Kabul to manipulate...

Opinion: Could an Egypt-Style Internet Shutdown Happen Here?

Shortly after thousands of Egyptians flocked to the streets in late January to protest corruption, inflation and the lack of free speech in the country, President Hosni Mubarak responded by shutting down the Internet. In an instant, Egypt's Internet kill switch virtually cut off Egyptians from communicating with the...

Nidal Hasan a 'Ticking Time Bomb': 4 Key Conclusions from the Senate Inquiry

Maj. Nidal Hasan, the Army psychiatrist accused of going on a shooting spree at Fort Hood in 2009, was known as a "ticking time bomb" who could have been stopped by the military or the FBI. That's the conclusion of a Senate inquiry led by Sen. Joe Lieberman, I-Conn., and Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine. In an 89-page report...

Internet Kill Switch: Should the United States Emulate Egypt?

Turn it off, quick! As was witnessed Thursday in Egypt, the embattled government acted to shut down the Internet as demonstrations fueled by social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter threatened to overwhelm the ruling party. While pulling the plug on the World Wide Web might seem like a measure relegated to the...

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John McCain On Syria: U.S. Inability To Help 'Embarrassing'

The United States must show stronger international leadership to halt the violence in Syria, which could become a significant issue in this year's presidential campaign, two U.S. senators said Thursday.

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Secret Service Senate Hearing Set For May 23

The chairman of the Senate committee with jurisdiction over homeland security says he's scheduled a hearing for May 23 to review the Secret Service investigation of the Colombia prostitution scandal.

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House Passes Controversial Cybersecurity Bill

The House of Representatives passed cybersecurity legislation Thursday aimed at protecting American companies from hackers who steal intellectual property.

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House OKs cybersecurity bill despite veto threat

WASHINGTON -House Republicans are pushing ahead with legislation to protect the nation's critical infrastructure and corporations from electronic attacks despite Obama administration objections that the legislation fails to protect Americans' civil liberties.

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Secret Service Scandal: Peter King Says Three More Employees Out

A Republican lawmaker says three Secret Service employees are being forced out of the agency and two others have been cleared of serious misconduct in the agency's investigation into the prostitution scandal in Colombia.

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06/02/12 McCain slams Obama on Syria, as Lieberman says... Source: FOX News Sen. Joe Lieberman, I-Conn., told Fox News he thinks the White House is moving closer to getting involved to halt the bloodshed in Syria, but added "the administration is moving too slowly."
05/31/12 It's time to act on Syria John McCain Source: Sky News - Australia US Senator John McCain, who lost the 2008 presidential election to Barack Obama, says it's time to arm Syria's opposition.
05/31/12 Senators Lieberman and McCain: Malaysia is a model... Source: Jihad Watch U.S. senator (and former presidential candidate) John McCain as well as US senator (and former vice presidential candidate) Joe Lieberman are visiting Malaysia this week.
05/30/12 White House Initiative to Fight Computer Viruses Source: Bloomberg.com Internet-service providers and financial-services companies would share data about networks of infected computers known as botnets under a pilot program announced today by the Obama administration.
05/29/12 Supporters of cyber terrorism bill want you to be... Source: Havre Daily News - Havre MT President Dwight Eisenhower famously warned citizens about the growth of a military-industrial complex before he left office.