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Should we be concerned that, after all this time, would-be presidents of the United States, like the majority of the media and the population at large, are still unaware of the full story behind the Marathon Bombing?
What are the deeper issues in the Middle East that make it such a hotbed for violent conflict? And why are US fingerprints all over these crises? In this interview with California radio host Douglas Everett on Radio Parallax, Russ Baker discusses the surprising connections between them, including the explosion of Middle Eastern refugees in Europe, 9/11, and others.
Now Live on WhoWhatWhy Jonathan Katz, Director of Maryland Cybersecurity Center (photo credit: University of Maryland) Bring Back the Good Old Paper Ballot By Jeff Schechtman Despite technological advances in nearly all areas of life, our elections are still safest when paper ballots are used, the distinguished cybersecurity scholar Jonathan Katz tells WhowhatWhy. In our weekly […]
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A new feature: articles from around the web, selected and summarized by our editors. Help us identify interesting articles — see the details.
VOLUNTEER! Do you have skills you’d like to offer? We have all kinds of needs. Here’s one: Donor Network Coordinator. For more info, visit our Volunteer Page. Now Live on WhoWhatWhy Historical Backstory to Those Fleeing Syrians, Part 2 By Charles Glass If you want to know the who, what, why of how things got so bad in […]
A new feature: articles from around the web, selected and summarized by our editors. Help us identify interesting articles — see the details.
VOLUNTEER! Do you have skills you’d like to offer? We have all kinds of needs. Here’s one: Donor Network Coordinator. For more info, visit our Volunteer Page. Now Live on WhoWhatWhy Historical Backstory to Those Fleeing Syrians By Charles Glass If you want to know the who, what, why of how things got so bad in Syria — […]
Welfare Myth Debunked, Muslim Kid Builds WhatsWrongWithAmerica-O-Meter, and More
With all the casting of blame for the treatment of Middle Eastern refugees, why don’t we hear an equally important discussion: Who’s to blame for the crisis prompting them to flee?
In this remarkable first-hand account, a former US consular official describes a pipeline created by the CIA that enabled terrorists to slip into the US with ease. Among them were the mujahideen of Afghanistan — who later became al-Qaeda. Authentic and mind-blowing.
VOLUNTEER! Do you have skills you’d like to offer? We have all kinds of needs. Here’s one: Donor Network Coordinator. For more info, visit our Volunteer Page. Now Live on WhoWhatWhy Visas for Al-Qaeda, Part 2: Treachery By J. Michael Springmann In this remarkable first-hand account, a former US consular official describes a pipeline created by the CIA […]