By Tyler Derden – Zerohedge

House Republicans on Thursday unveiled legislation to extend for three years a surveillance authority that permits the collection of communications from non-U.S. persons located abroad without a warrant.

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By Dave DeCamp – Antiwar.com

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) on Wednesday seized two ships in the Strait of Hormuz, a move that comes after the US military seized an Iranian cargo ship in the Gulf of Oman and a tanker carrying Iranian oil in the Indian Ocean. Continue reading “Iran’s IRGC Seizes Two Ships in the Strait of Hormuz”

By Jeremy Loffredo – The Gray Zone

Prominent Lebanese journalist Amal Khalil was killed on Wednesday in what appeared to be a targeted attack by the Israeli military in the town of Tyre in southern Lebanon. Her employer, Al-Akhbar, confirmed the death of their correspondent Wednesday evening. Continue reading “Lebanese Journalist Amal Khalil Bombed and Left to Die by Israel”