Hidden Pentagon files have revealed that there were patterns of failure in the airstrikes that the US fired at areas in the Middle East. The New York Times reports that on July 19, 2016, American Special Operations forces bombed what they knew as three different ISIS “staging areas.” Instead of the reported 85 fighters being killed, the bombs hit farmers, …
Campus Violence and Islamophobia
With the House approval of a bill that seeks to combat “worldwide” Islamophobia in response to a Republican representative’s anti-Muslim remarks, there is effort in the United States to combat varying types of discrimination. Hate crimes against Muslims rose 1617% from 2000 to 2001, according to the FBI. Although the number of hate crimes against Muslims has dropped since its …
FBI Informants committed around 22,800 crimes in four years
A recent report has concluded that federal agencies have paid at least $548 million to informants working for the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA), and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF). Of the informants used, the FBI authorized informants to commit around 22,800 crimes in just four years. High-earning informants included an …
