Ron Paul Shits in the Saint Ronnie Punch Bowl
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At around 9:30 last night, I tweeted something I tweet everytime I watch an episode of the GOP Presidential Candidate Survivor show:
Once again, we've gotten to that point of the GOP Debate I hate where Ron…
Stealing Babies, in Franco's Spain and the Junta's Argentina
The stories exposing how Franco's government and the Catholic Church sold babies has gotten a lot of well-deserved attention.
The scale of the baby trafficking was unknown until this year, when two men - Antonio Barroso and Juan Luis Moreno,…
Why Did the Scary Iran Plotter Speak Directly from a Contested Treasury Department Script?
As I noted on Friday, Manssor Arbabsiar's cousin, Abdul Reza Shahlai, who purportedly directed him to arrange a plot with Los Zetas, was sanctioned by the Treasury Department in 2008, in part for involvement in an attack in Karbala.
Iran-based…
As al-Awlaki Family Mourns Abdulrahman, 16, US Develops "Kamikaze Drones" Targeting Single Humans
On Saturday, I wrote about a series of Friday drone attacks in southern Yemen. The most prominent of these attacks killed Ibrahim al-Bana, who is described as the media chief for al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula. This same attack,…
Telling Stories about What Iran Is Capable Of
As I've mused on twitter and in comment threads, I've started wondering who paid more for Scary Iran Plot, the US Government or (allegedly) Quds Force?
After all, it's clear that Narc offered up the idea to attack Adel al-Jubeir at a restaurant…
The Missing Dirty Bomb that Set Off the Chain of Death
Several days ago, I finished listening to Joby Warrick's The Triple Agent. It's quite good, both in terms of readability and news value. But since I have the Audible, not the dead tree, version I wasn't able to transcribe what I found to be…
Scary Iran Plot: Follow the Money
A number of people--from MadDog to the Administration--have claimed that the money trail in the Scary Iran Plot is what makes it credible.
I'd like to lay out what the Administration showed in the complaint--as opposed to in its predictable…
Details of Silicon-Tin Chemistry of Anthrax Attack Spores Published; Willman Tut-tuts
On Saturday, the Journal of Bioterrorism & Biodefense published an article (pdf) by Hugh-Jones, Rosenberg and Jacobsen that provides the details of their theory, first described in a McClatchy article, that the anthrax spores employed…
Scary Iran Plot: Making an International Case before Passing the Ham Sandwich Test
No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a Grand Jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the Militia, when in actual service in time of War…
Put Down The Ducky Trash
Is another fine Saturday with a host of great college football games on tap. It's hard to get anything past the king of sports, ESPN, and they have chosen Autzen Stadium, home of the Oregon Ducks, as the site of their ESPN Gameday. Now there…
What Is the Source of Gholam Shakuri's Urgency?
I'm working on a big post that raises more questions about the government's interpretation of the Scary Iran Plot.
But for the moment I want to raise an issue that might provide a nugget of plausibility for the larger story. And that's Gholam…
Yemen Tries to Claim US Drone Strikes as Yemeni Air Force Strikes
As MadDog alerted us this morning, there were multiple strikes against alleged terrorist targets in southern Yemen Friday night. What stands out to me in scanning the various media reports about these attacks is that even though it is crystal…
Government Remains Mum about When It First Charged Arbabsiar and For What
Yesterday, I pointed out some oddities of the docket for Manssor Arbabsiar, the accused plotter in the Iran assassination plot. Most notably, the docket for this crime starts with the amended complaint. That indicated there was an original complaint.…
The Four Month Warning of a Not-Yet Ripe Plot
I suspect Ha'aretz and Reuters think they're helping build credibility for the Scary Iran Plot by reporting that the Saudis warned the Argentines of the plot four months ago.
Saudi officials advised Argentina four months ago of an alleged Iran-backed…
MOTU Rules: Material Support for Terror Edition
AmericaBlog's Chris is right. We should not look at yesterday's sentencing of Raj Rajaratnam as the first act of justice against the banksters who killed our economy.
As I've said many times before, if Rajaratnam is guilty, fine, find him…
Bloomberg Averts Zuccotti Park Showdown as Occupy Wall Street Goes Global
At the end of the day yesterday, the burning question was whether New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg would send the New York Police Department into Zuccotti Park this morning to clear it of protesters under cover of a request from the owners…
Ignatius: CIA Is Involved with the Iran Plot, So It Must Be True!
In the face of near universal ridicule over the Iran plot, the Administration is now trying to shore up the case that this plot is "real." Many many media outlets are repeating one US official promising multiple sources corroborated the plot…
Gaps in the Iran Plot Docket to Go Along with the Gaps in the Story
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Retired Lieutenant Colonel Anthony Shaffer has some questions about the Iran plot, based partly on what his friend at DOJ said about the lack of record on the purported asassination plot at DOJ.
I did talk…
The Narratology of the Russian Scientist We're Allowed to Memorialize but Not Quote
I was meaning to write a post on this filing in the Jeffrey Sterling case, largely to point out the government is trying to prevent Sterling from arguing that everyone--particularly John Brennan--leaks.
The Court should bar the defendant from…
Project BACUS Facility at Dugway Has Both Fermentation and Weaponization Capabilities
CNN informs us this morning that a report card issued by the bipartisan WMD Terrorism Research Center, headed by former Senators Bob Graham and Jim Talent, has issued failing grades to the US in its Bio-Response Report Card (pdf). The…