North Carolina Governor Signs Voter Photo ID Law
North Carolina Republican Governor Pat McCrory signed a voter ID bill into law on August 12. The new law, which will go into effect for the 2016 elections, will require all...
About: Warren Mass
Posts by Warren Mass
State Department Warns Americans Against Travel to Pakistan
On August 8 the U.S. State Department warned U.S. citizens “to defer all non-essential travel to Pakistan,” stating that “The presence of several foreign and indigenous terrorist groups poses a potential...
Yemen Says It Has Foiled al-Qaeda Plot
Rajeh Badi, press advisor to Yemeni Prime Minister Mohammed Salem Basindwa, announced on August 7 that government security forces have thwarted a plot by al Qaeda to seize oil and gas...
U.S. Embassies Close Due to Al-Qaeda Threat
State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki announced on August 4 that U.S. embassies and consulates in 19 Muslim nations will remain closed at least until the end of this week. Psaki stated...
Rand Paul Opposes New FBI Director, and FBI’s U.S. Surveillance Drones
After writing to FBI Director Robert Mueller expressing concerns about the FBI’s use of surveillance drones, Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) received a letter from Stephan Kelly, the assistant director at the FBI’s...
In Retrospect: AARP Likes Ike, Not Taft
In the July-August 2013 issue of the AARP Bulletin, the periodical’s editor in chief, Jim Toedtman, wrote an editorial headlined “All Together, Let’s Like Ike.” The headline was, of course, a...
Federal Government Demands Internet Passwords
A story broken by CNET on July 25 stated that the U.S. government has “demanded” that major Internet companies provide federal agencies with their customers’ passwords. The report identified the information...
Christians Attacked in Egypt by Muslim Brotherhood Supporters
Reports from Egypt indicate that attacks against Egypt’s Coptic Christians have increased since former President Mohamed Morsi was forced from power on July 3. Copts claim that they have been targeted...
Gen. Dempsey Favors Building “Moderate Opposition” in Syria
In an appearance before a reconfirmation hearing of the Senate Armed Services Committee on July 18, Gen. Martin Dempsey, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said he favors a U.S....
State Attorney Employee Who Testified in Zimmerman Case Fired
As media pundits continue to discuss the “not guilty” verdict rendered by the jury on July 13 in the nationally watched George Zimerman trial, a particular aspect of the case warrants...
Snowden Requests Temporary Asylum in Russia
The Guardian newspaper (U.K.) and other news outlets reported on July 12 that during a meeting with human rights activists at Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport, U.S. whistleblower Edward Snowden said he will...
Latin American Nations Upset Over NSA Spying, U.S. Interference
The Rio de Janeiro, Brazil-based newspaper O Globo reported on July 9 that former NSA contractor and whistleblower Edward Snowden had provided it with documents showing that the United States has...
South American Leaders Protest Rerouting of Bolivian Plane
South American leaders invited to attend a special summit in the Bolivian city of Cochabamba released a joint statement on July 4 demanding an explanation and an apology from the governments...
Florida Gay Partner Granted Green Card
On June 28 — just two days after the Supreme Court decision that struck down the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) that denied federal benefits to members of same-sex "marriages"...
Senate Passes Immigration Bill
The Senate voted 68-to-32 to pass the long-debated immigration bill on June 27, with 14 Republicans joining 52 Democrats and two independents. The extraordinary protocol for the vote highlighted its importance,...