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The State Department’s Bureau of International Information Programs spent $630,000 to get more “likes” on Facebook in order to stimulate interest in their product. The agency’s Inspector General said, “Many in the bureau criticize the advertising campaigns as ‘buying fans’

The BBC is reporting that the Egyptian opposition is claiming “millions” of anti-Morsi protesters have taken to Cairo’s streets demanding his resignation. Mohammed Morsi, Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood president, was swept into office and assumed dictatorial powers after a contentious election following the

(AP) By JOSH LEDERMAN – The United States is working to ensure its embassy and diplomats in Egypt are safe, President Barack Obama said Saturday after one American was killed and opposition groups vowed millions would march on Cairo in an

Amid alleged misconduct and quashed investigations at the State Department, President Barack Obama nominated Steve A. Linick to be Inspector General for the agency. This is the first time since Obama took office in 2009 that he appointed an IG to that position. 

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) National Council president Chris Crane on Wednesday debunked the claim from “Gang of Eight” member Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) that the 1,200-page senate immigration bill would end what Rubio calls “de facto amnesty.”  In a

SOFREP, a special forces blog, has published the contents of Ambassador Stevens’ diary. The final entry made on September 11th reads “Never ending security threats…” Stevens also recounted a list of prior attacks in Benghazi very similar to the one

Judicial Watch forced The Department of State to release the first seven photos depicting the aftermath of the September 11, 2012, terrorist attacks on U.S. diplomatic and CIA facilities in Benghazi, Libya. The release of the photos on June 6,

In the aftermath of Hong Kong’s decision to deny the United States’ extradition request for NSA leaker Edward Snowden, White House press secretary Jay Carney responded angrily. “We are just not buying that this was a technical decision by a

Deputy inspector general Harold Geisel says sequester has taken away funding for auditors to go and evaluate security at U.S. embassies around the world. According to the Federal Times, Geisel called attention to this in a letter to Senator Jeanne

(AP) Kerry trip starts with tough Syrian, Afghan issuesBy DEB RIECHMANNAssociated PressWASHINGTONSecretary of State John Kerry begins an overseas trip plunging into two thorny foreign policy problems facing the Obama administration: unrelenting bloodshed in Syria and efforts to talk to

Another sad chapter in the Benghazi saga will open on June 26, when retired Army General Carter Ham, the former leader of the U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), will respond to questions from the House Armed Services Committee.  General Ham was

There are a number of women who are into Anthony Weiner. A fundraiser hosted by “Women for Anthony” is scheduled for next week in Manhattan. What is becoming abundantly clear is that Weiner’s wife, Huma Abedin, best known for her

USA Today reports officials from the the Obama administration will meet with Cuban officials on July 17 to discuss “migration issues” between the two countries. The talks will be held in Washington, D.C. and are being portrayed as “consistent with

A Fox News report indicates that top officials in the State Department’s Diplomatic Security Service (DS) “gave sworn testimony that appears to be evasive at best, and untrue at worst.” The testimony was allegedly given by former director of DS

State Department Spokeswoman Jen Psaki told reporters on Tuesday that talks between the United States and the Taliban for a “political solution” to the security of Afghanistan will result in concessions from both sides. Within hours of that statement, the

(AP) A year on, Assange stays put in Ecuadorean EmbassyBy JILL LAWLESSAssociated PressLONDONA year ago, Julian Assange skipped out on a date with Swedish justice. Rather than comply with a British order that he go to the Scandinavian country for

State Department Spokeswoman Jen Psaki said she was “not sure” whether the Taliban is designated as a terrorist organization when a reporter pressed her on negotiations between the United States and the Islamist group during Tuesday’s press briefing.  These talks

State Department Spokeswoman Jen Psaki joined her White House colleague Jay Carney in announcing $300 million in additional aid to the Syrian rebels on Tuesday. National Security Advisor Ben Rhodes told reporters that this would make the total financial “humanitarian”

The State Department whistleblower who revealed alleged cover-ups of misconduct under Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has paid a price for her honesty, according to her attorney. Former State Department Office of Inspector General (OIG) investigator Aurelia Fedensisn told Foreign Policy through

The United States Postal Service, along with the U. S. Government and the communist government of Cuba, resumed talks this week to negotiate USPS supplying direct mail service between the countries. The State Department hinted the move might help the

Political correctness is dangerous, even deadly, especially when it is practiced by one of the nation’s most important law enforcement agencies. Judicial Watch recently released hundreds of pages of FBI memos and other documents revealing that, in 2012, the agency

One of Hillary Rodham Clinton’s most trusted advisers and former deputy chief of staff, Huma Abedin–the wife of disgraced former Congressman Anthony Weiner–is under fire from Sen. Charles Grassley (R-IA) for possible influence peddling as part of a six-figure crony

Hundreds of protesters staged a rally in rain-hit Hong Kong Saturday to urge the city’s government not to extradite former spy Edward Snowden and slam the US for its surveillance programmes. Snowden, 29, has gone to ground in the city

As much as anyone, I appreciate the fact that CNN is trying to resurrect its ratings through a more tabloid style of journalism. Anything that removes these leftists further from America’s political dialogue is a plus for America. But how

Following reports of alleged State Department cover-ups regarding investigations into misconduct, House Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA) has sent a letter to Sec. of State John Kerry asking for “answers to three questions” and supporting documentation. Here

And now we have a third scandal emanating from Hillary Clinton’s State Department. A shocking memo obtained by the New York Post says that the State Department hired an “alarming number of  law-enforcement agents with criminal or checkered backgrounds because

Deputy CIA Director Mike Morell resigned from the agency on Wednesday and will join President Obama’s Intelligence Advisory Board. Morell signed off on the now-infamous Benghazi talking points–the version without references to “jihadi activity” in and around the Benghazi area.

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton issued a statement through a spokesman Tuesday that claimed total ignorance of rampant sex crimes and cover-ups occurring on her watch that were alleged in an Inspector General’s memo reported by CBS News and

Page Six reports that CBS News anchor Scott Pelley and his executive producer chose not to broadcast a report about the State Department sex scandal on the CBS Evening News. Apparently, both men were angry over the fact that the

President Obama is failing as CEO of the U.S government. His appointment of Susan Rice to be his top national security advisor and other missteps, indicate he views the fallout from recent scandals as a political challenge, rather than a

The U.S. intelligence community is doing something about al-Qaeda’s Inspire magazine; they’re sabotaging it. The magazine, which offers first-person accounts of terrorist acts, inspirational messages for jihadists, and do-it-yourself advice, which accused Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev confessed gave him