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facial recognition

How LSD, Nuclear Weapons Led to the Development of Facial Recognition

Sixty years ago, the first version of facial recognition technology was developed by Woody Bledsoe, with research funded by the CIA.
By Harmon Leon

A Closer Look At Peter Thiel’s Attack on Google’s ‘Treasonous’ Ties to China

Thiel's Palantir co-founder said Google's 'treasonous' act is an open secret in Silicon Valley.
By Sissi Cao
U.S. President Donald Trump (L) and Attorney General William Barr

Battle of the Brahmins: How Trump Started a War Against the ‘Deep State’

The venom is real, the gauntlet thrown, war has been declared.
By Jonathan Russo
US Representative Maxine Waters (D-CA) speaking to reports regarding the Russia investigation, in Washington, D.C., January, 2018.

Democrats Have Their Own Kremlin Influence Problem, Starting with Al Gore and Maxine Waters

By John R. Schindler

Former CIA Officials Rebuke Trump’s Attack on Navy Seal Who Oversaw Bin Laden Raid

By Davis Richardson

How Gina Haspel Fits Into Trump’s Grand Strategy of Fear and Revenge

By Davis Richardson

Trump’s Foreign Policy Will Be Put on Trial During Pompeo’s Confirmation

By Harlan Ullman
Donald Trump

Trump-Affiliated Russian Businessman Comes Forward as US Spy at Hollywood Nightclub

By Davis Richardson
Jennifer Lawrence in Red Sparrow.

‘Red Sparrow’ Really Makes You Question Jennifer Lawrence’s Career Choices

By Rex Reed
John O'Neill (Jeff Daniels) and Ali Soufan (Tahar Rahim) in The Looming Tower.

In Looking at 9/11, ‘The Looming Tower’ Provides a Rattling Reality Check

By Anne Easton
The sun sets behind the Kremlin at the Red Square in Moscow.

American Spies Get Fooled by the Kremlin Again

By John R. Schindler
The wisdom of using Chinese immigrants to spy on their native land seems unwise.

Solving the CIA’s Mass Murder Mystery

By John R. Schindler
Peter Sarsgaard in Wormwood.

What Errol Morris Uncovers in Netflix’s New True Crime Series ‘Wormwood’

By Stephen Garrett
Mike Pompeo.

Pompeo Presses for ‘Global Effort’ After Threats From North Korea

By Davis Richardson
U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin

The Treasury Department Reportedly Spied on US Citizens’ Financial Records

By Davis Richardson
People run from the Route 91 Harvest country music festival after gun fire was heard on October 1, 2017 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

False Flag Terrorism: Myth and Reality

By John R. Schindler
Chelsea Manning.

Harvard’s Bizarre Chelsea Manning Debacle Exposes Academic Bubble

By John R. Schindler
President Donald Trump.

Trump Administration Changes Its Tune on Ed Snowden, Moscow’s Star Defector

By John R. Schindler
North Korean farmers plant near the Yalu river near Sinuiju, opposite the Chinese border city of Dandong, on April 16, 2017. Dandong city is the main crossing point to North Korea, and every day hundreds of tourists embark on small boats for a cruise on the Yalu border river and a fleeting glimpse of another world. / AFP PHOTO / Johannes EISELE

Why North Korea Is a Black Hole for U.S. Intelligence

By John R. Schindler
A SpaceX Falcon 9 launches from Kennedy Space Center.

SpaceX to Launch Top Secret Mission for Government Spy Agency

By Robin Seemangal
This undated picture released from North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on April 1, 2017 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un (C) inspecting the Korean People's Army Tank Crews' Competition-2017 at an undisclosed location. / AFP PHOTO / KCNA VIA KNS / STR / South Korea OUT / REPUBLIC OF KOREA OUT ---EDITORS NOTE--- RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO/KCNA VIA KNS" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS THIS PICTURE WAS MADE AVAILABLE BY A THIRD PARTY. AFP CAN NOT INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE AUTHENTICITY, LOCATION, DATE AND CONTENT OF THIS IMAGE. THIS PHOTO IS DISTRIBUTED EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY AFP. /

Ex-CIA Director Warns: ‘North Korea Could Kill 90 Percent of Americans’

By Selwyn Duke
President Donald Trump speaks at the CIA headquarters on January 21, 2017 in Langley, Virginia.

What to Look for if the CIA Is Plotting Against Trump

By Andrew Dobbs
MOSCOW, RUSSIA - MARCH 09: T-shirts with a picture of Russian President Vladimir Putin are displayed in a Moscow shop on March 9, 2017 in Moscow, Russia. Relations between the United States and Russia are at their lowest point in years as evidence mounts about the complex relationship between President Donald Trump's administration and the Russian government. Russia is also struggling financially as the low price of oil and the continued effects of sanctions take hold.

Putin’s Chekist Cover Has Been Blown

By John R. Schindler
Tucker Carlson Tonight/Fox News

Fox News’ Fratty Host to Univision Anchor: ‘You’re Whiter Than I Am’

By Joe Lapointe
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