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US Defense Secretary Used Private E-Mail To Conduct Government Business For Months

Earlier this year, the public was aghast to learn that during her tenure as Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton used her personal e-mail to send and receive messages that in some cases related to official state business. 

The accusations ultimately forced Clinton to turn over thousands of pages of e-mails in an ill-fated effort to prove that no classified information was discussed outside of government servers.

The US Knows Where ISIS Videos Are Produced - But Does Nothing About It

Earlier this month, we brought you an in-depth look inside Islamic State’s sprawling propaganda machine. 

As outlined extensively by Charlie Winter in a study entitled "Documenting The Virtual 'Caliphate'”, ISIS produces nearly 40 pieces of propaganda each day in various formats ranging from video, to print, to radio. 

The workload is divided between dozens of individual production units hailing from all corners of the caliphate from Libya to Raqqa to Mosul. Here’s Winter’s org chart which shows how each discrete unit fits into the larger picture: 

Treason! Lawmaker Discovers It's Bad Idea To Accuse Erdogan Of Supplying Sarin Gas To ISIS

Two weeks ago, CHP lawmaker Eren Erdem said he, like Moscow, will soon provide proof of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s role in the smuggling of Islamic State oil. "I have been able to establish that there is a very high probability that Berat Albayrak is linked to the supply of oil by the Daesh terrorists,” Erdem said, referencing Erdogan’s son-in-law who just happens to be the country’s energy minister. 

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