Pakistan tests nuclear-capable ballistic missile

Coming less than a week after India tested a long-range ballistic missile of its own, on Wednesday Pakistan successfully tested a nuclear-capable ballistic missile.

The missile, Shaheen-1A was reportedly aimed southward to the Indian Ocean and successfully covered some 4,000-4,500 kilometers. 

The distance covered by the test is sufficient to target any chosen location on Indian territory.... read full article.

Obama officially opposes CISPA but bill might still go through

The Obama administration has formally declared its opposition to the draconian Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA).

CISPA is up for vote in Congress this week, but a top White House official has now confirmed that President Obama and his closest officers are opposed to the bill.

Once the United States Congress has voted on CISPA, and if the vote successful, the next step is to pass it up the line to Obama for his signature.

The Guardian has reported that Alec Ross, a senior adviser to Secretary of State, Hilary Clinton, has reiterated that top officials under President Obama are pushing to keep the legislation from being signed... read full article.

The Netherlands drawn into EU crisis — may ditch the Euro

The Netherlands has been drawn into the debt crisis in Europe as the government failed to agree on budget cuts, thus casting doubt on its support for the Euro zone

Reuters reports that over the weekend, the government in the Netherlands failed to gain coalition support for its austerity plans. Elections are now planned for September and analysists have said that one of the EU's strongest economies might just bring about the demise of the Euro.

The Netherlands Prime Minister, Mark Rutte strongly advocates the Euro. He has been attempting to get the Dutch Parliament to adopt 14-16 billion Euros worth of austerity cuts in the country. This attempt is aimed at getting the Dutch budget deficit under the 3% of deficit to GDP limit which was established by the new EU fiscal agreement... read full article.

Jon Lovitz insults President Barack Obama & the 99% (Audio)

Former "Saturday Night Live" star, Jon Lovitz speaks on his podcast, "The ABC's of SNL". In a stream of invectives he gives his views on Obama and the government. Warning: explicit language.

Lovitz made a name for himself playing characters such as Tommy Flanagan, the Pathological Liar and Hannukkah Harry.

Huffington Post reports that on his recent podcast, "The ABC's of SNL", co-hosted by filmmaker Kevin Smith, he thoroughly insults President Barack Obama... read full article and listen to audio (warning: explicit language).

Egypt has now denied licenses to 8 U.S.-based non-profit groups to operate in the country. They state they are violating the country's sovereignty.

An Egyptian minister said on Monday that this will include a center headed by former U.S. President Jimmy Carter which monitors elections, the Carter Center for Human Rights. Also included is Seeds of Peace, a Christian group The Coptic Orphans and others. The minister spoke on condition of anonymity as he was not authorized to brief the media... read full article.

Assange — 'The World Tomorrow' — Ep. 2: Zizek & Horowitz (Video)

In episode 2 of this controversial series, Julian Assange of WikiLeaks fame interviews two people from totally separate points of view. One from the left-wing and one from the right.

On the left is Slovenian sociologist, philosopher and former anti-communist dissident turned communist, Slavoj Zizek. On the right is David Horowitz, who is a radical right-wing Zionist. In previous years Horowitz was a left-wing radical and was involved in fundraising for the Black Panther Party.

Assange wants to know the opinions of both parties on the state of Europe and the U.S.A.... read full article and watch video of the episode.

Spain in trouble over unused Olympics ticket allocation

It seems that Spain cannot sell its generous allocation of Olympics tickets, and Brits are upset as they "should be first in line".

Spain has recently admitted that it is unable to sell the country's generous allocation of tickets for the Olympics in London later this year.

The Mail Online reports that the Spanish Olympic Committee initially offered the tickets through the Finac music and books store chain. However with the country in crisis and money short on supply, after several months only a handful have been sold.

Now thousands of tickets are for sale online. Tickets will be available to all EU residents on the Spanish Olympics Committee website... read full article.

Ron Paul attacks CISPA — urgent call to oppose 'Big Brother' bill

Congressman Ron Paul has now spoken out against the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA). He urges U.S. citizens to inform themselves about this 'Big Brother' bill.

On April 4, 2012 Digital Journal reported on CISPA, a new bill being considered in Congress.

This draconian bill would allow the U.S. government to spy on internet users' communications, social media posts and navigation through the internet, all in the name of "cybersecurity".

Congressman Ron Paul has now publicly spoken against the "Big Brother" bill and the audio is posted above.

The Republican representative from Texas is asking the U.S. public to educate themselves on what would be a major threat to individual privacy throughout the U.S.... read full article and listen to audio.

Teaser: 'The World Tomorrow' Ep. 2: Left & right in 21st century

Tomorrow reveals the second episode of Julian Assange's controversial talk show 'The World Tomorrow'. This time Assange will be interviewing two people.

Last week Digital Journal reported on the first episode of the series in which Julian Assange interviewed Hassan Nasrallah, leader of Hezbollah including a video of the talk show. 

This highly controversial episode caused a media frenzy of both criticism of and praise for Assange, including one media outlet that dubbed him a "puppet for the Kremlin" for his choice of broadcasting channel. 

The second episode features interviews from two opposite points of view on some of the hottest issues in the world today.... read full article and view teaser video.

U.S. troops may stay in Afghanistan until 2024

The plan was for the U.S. to withdraw its troops from Afghanistan by 2014. However, this withdrawal may not be as full as planned.

A National Security adviser has said that the U.S. will help defend the country militarily for approximately a decade after the Afghans take control of their own security.

Rangin Dadfar Spanta, Mr Karzai’s top security adviser, has said that a new strategic pact has been agreed between the U.S. and Afghanistan. Part of this pact implies that the U.S. will not use the country to launch attacks on other countries in the region, including drone strikes.

However he did stress that the U.S. will only aid Afghanistan if approved by Kabul.

Spanta said that Washington may use “diplomatic means, political means, economic means and even military means.” ... read full article.