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Washington Examiner – by PETE KASPEROWICZ

The State Department said Monday that it has no records on hand showing that Seddique Mateen, the father of Orlando shooter Omar Mateen, ever met with department officials in Washington.

The elder Mateen posted pictures of himself posing outside of a State Department office, leading to questions about whether he ever met with U.S. policymakers. But State Department spokesman Mark Toner said no meeting ever took place.   Continue reading “State Dept. has ‘no records’ of meeting Orlando shooter’s father”

Activist Post – by Tony Cartalucci

It is now confirmed that in addition to two investigations and two interviews, Florida terror suspect Omar Mateen was also approached by “informants” working for the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) over a period of 10 months.

New York Daily News in their article, “FBI spied on Orlando gay club terrorist Omar Mateen for 10 months in 2013: FBI Director James Comey,” would admit (emphasis added):   Continue reading “CONFIRMED: FBI Introduced Florida Shooter To “Informants””

Gawker – by Gabrielle Bluestone

Early Sunday morning, Omar Mateen shot and killed 49 people at a gay nightclub in Orlando, perpetrating the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history. Mateen, his father explained the next day, had repeatedly been angered by the sight of two men kissing. But according to witnesses, Mateen was also a regular at the club and exchanged messages with at least one gay man on a gay dating app.   Continue reading “Orlando Shooter Was Reportedly a Regular at Pulse and Had a Profile on Gay Dating App”

LA Times

Authorities on Sunday were trying to determine the intentions of an Indiana man with a cache of weapons, ammunition and explosive-making materials in his car and apparent plans to attend the L.A. Pride festival in West Hollywood.

Santa Monica Police Chief Jacqueline Seabrooks said on Twitter that the 20-year-old man told one of her officers after he was arrested that he wanted “to harm Gay Pride event.” But she did not provide any details, and officials said they are still trying to sort out his motives.   Continue reading “Man with weapons and potential explosives ‘wanted to harm’ L.A. gay pride parade, chief says”

Just Security – by Jennifer Daskal

The Email Privacy Act, which passed the House 419-0, is slated for consideration in the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing this week. The legislation updates the now 30-year old Electronic Communications Privacy Act to, among other things, require law enforcement to generally get a warrant before it seizes the content of one’s emails. (The current statute only includes a warrant requirement for emails that are stored for 180 days or less.)   Continue reading “Beware of the Emergency Exception Loophole in the Email Privacy Act”

Zero Hedge – by Tyler Durden

All along Hillary Clinton has pled that when it comes to her violation of Federal regulations, she was at worst naive, hardly malicious and – as of recently – merely doing what each of her state department predecessors has done; and she has been very careful to make it clear that she never purposefully and intentionally “stripped” confidential data in order to send it through her unsecured server as such an act would imply not only a breach of email retention policy, but a willful abuse of confidential documents.   Continue reading “Wikileaks Asks If This Is The “Smoking Gun” Email That Will Bring Down Hillary”

Liberty Fight – by Martin Hill

This coming Wednesday is the 49th anniversary of the tragic and brutal assault on the USS Liberty by Israel.

This is in regards to the recent Target Liberty report: Obama Challenged to Invite Netanyahu to Attend a Memorial Service Commemorating Those Who Died in the Israeli Attack of the USS LIberty   Continue reading “Great Idea: Invite EVERY Politician & Candidate To USS Liberty Memorial Event”

Huffington Post – by Cristian Farias

The U.S. Supreme Court won’t review a Utah case questioning Ted Cruz‘s eligibility to be president, one of several similar challenges that have been brewing in lower courts and in which the Texas senator has largely prevailed.

Without explanation, the justices on Tuesday declined to review Wagner v. Cruz, an appeal brought by a retired lawyer who claims that Cruz isn’t a “natural born citizen” within the meaning of the Constitution.   Continue reading “Supreme Court Won’t Touch This Legal Challenge to Ted Cruz’s ‘Natural Born’ Status”

Press TV

A report says Israel remapped as much as 15,000 acres of occupied Palestinian land in 2015 as an attempt at justifying settlement expansion inside the re-designated areas.

Reporting on Tuesday, Israeli daily Ha’aretz said the move was taken to put a legal face on construction activities within the territory Israel had previously claimed as its own.   Continue reading “Israel remaps 15,000 acres in West Bank: Report”

Trending News Guide

The Obama administration is stepping in to prevent Democratic presidential candidate and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton from being deposed in a legal case dealing with her use of a private email server for classified information.

The Hill reported Friday that the Justice Department has filed a motion opposing a request from legal watchdog Judicial Watch that Clinton be deposed.   Continue reading “Obama Administration Files Motion In An Effort To Protect Clinton”

Common Dreams – by Nadia Prupis

The judge in charge of military tribunals at Guantánamo Bay allegedly colluded with prosecutors to hide evidence that supported the defense of suspected 9/11 architect Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, “irreparably” harming his case, according to a court document obtained by the Guardian on Tuesday.

The accusation could be the impetus to reform the highly controversial tribunals at the U.S. military prison in Cuba altogether, according to Karen Greenberg, the director of Fordham University Law School’s Center on National Security.   Continue reading “Gitmo Judge Allowed Destruction of Evidence in 9/11 Case: Report”

Russia Insider

Originally appeared at Contra Magazin. Translated by Sandra Klee from German

Recently there have been so many protest movements worldwide, leading to aggravating political situations, but if you take a look backstage you might become aware of the ugly face of George Soros. He’s been pulling so many strings with his billions of dollars that it’s a considerable cause for alarm.  Continue reading “George Soros: The Ugly Face Behind Many Protest Movements”