Stay Home and Forget the Rest of the World

Staff / Truthdig Aug 13, 2013 More and more it seems that "don't go far" is the message the U.S. government is sending Americans. The global travel alert issued Aug. 2 is a perfect example of how the State Department uses fear to keep people “safely” at home, and ignorant. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Is There Really a Terrorist Threat?

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Aug 11, 2013 "It is more plausible to look upon the embassy closures and the official accounts thereof as political theater and insulting, cynical manipulation than it is to accept them at face value," author Patrick Smith writes at Salon. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Embassy Closing

Adam Zyglis, Cagle Cartoons, The Buffalo News Aug 10, 2013 Dig deeper

Chatter

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Travel Advisory

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