Eric Holder confirms U.S. drones have killed four Americans abroad without charge or trial
By Madison Ruppert Editor of End the Lie For the first time, the Obama administration has formally and publicly acknowledged that the United States has killed four American citizens without charge or trial in drone strikes in Yemen and Pakistan. Last year Attorney General Eric Holder gave a speech saying that secret executive branch reviews [...]
FBI agent kills Chechen man during questioning about Boston bombing suspects and 2011 murder
By Madison Ruppert Editor of End the Lie An FBI agent shot and killed 27-year-old Ibragim Todashev of Orlando, Florida in his apartment during questioning about his relationship with Tamerlan Tsarnaev, the Boston Marathon bombing suspect who was killed by police. Anonymous state and federal law enforcement officials familiar with the situation told ABC that [...]
In America, taxes are voluntary but if you choose to not pay, you’ll be forced to ‘voluntarily’ comply
By Madison Ruppert Editor of End the Lie Hidden amongst the reams of reports about the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) scandal is one little gem: in his testimony, the outgoing IRS Commissioner Steve Miller said that America’s tax system is “voluntary.” Now, whatever you do, don’t take that to mean that it is actually voluntary [...]
Sen. Jeff Merkley reportedly planning to push amendment repealing ‘Monsanto Protection Act’
By Madison Ruppert Editor of End the Lie According to a report, Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) is planning on proposing an amendment to the upcoming farm bill repealing the rider known as the “Monsanto Protection Act.” The rider quietly attached to the Agricultural Appropriations Bill for 2013 resulted in a great deal of public outrage, [...]
Obama administration yet again makes a joke of ‘most transparent administration in history’ claim
By Madison Ruppert Editor of End the Lie Once again, the Obama administration has turned their claim to be the “most transparent administration in history” into a complete joke, this time by turning over documents on warrantless spying on text messages that are entirely redacted. This isn’t the first time the Obama administration has turned [...]
Supreme Court sides with Monsanto, backs patents on ‘self-replicating technology’
By Madison Ruppert Editor of End the Lie The Supreme Court unanimously backed patents on “self-replicating technology” like Monsanto’s Roundup Ready soybeans on Monday and along with it, backed the controversial licensing agreement preventing farmers from using seeds more than once. This comes not even two months after Congress passed the so-called “Monsanto Protection Act,” [...]
Disturbing report indicates Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s requests for a lawyer were ignored
By Madison Ruppert Editor of End the Lie A recent report reveals a disturbing fact about the treatment of Boston bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev: his multiple requests for a lawyer during his interrogation were ignored. While reports indicating that Tsarnaev’s Miranda rights were being withheld were disturbing enough, this new aspect pointed out today by [...]
Senate committee representative: CISPA will almost certainly be shelved due to privacy concerns
By Madison Ruppert Editor of End the Lie The highly controversial Cyber Information Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA), which passed the House last week, will “almost certainly be shelved by the Senate,” according to a representative of the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation. This comes the day after it was revealed that [...]
Rand Paul flip-flops, says drone strikes on U.S. citizens on U.S. soil without charge or trial are okay
By Madison Ruppert Editor of End the Lie Senator Rand Paul’s celebrated filibuster of the nomination of CIA Director John Brennan over the Obama administration’s unclear stance on lethal drone strikes on Americans on U.S. soil (which was cleared up slightly) apparently meant absolutely nothing. He has now contradicted himself entirely and stated that he [...]
