One of the most closely-held secrets of American law enforcement has been clandestine rendition sites inside the US. Rumors and well-informed speculation have placed these intensely-secret locations in or near New York City, Philadelphia, Washington DC, Dallas, Los Angeles, Seattle, and Chicago. Initially created for the secret detention and "interrogation" of foreign national terrorism suspects, well-informed insiders know that just about all of these secret sites are now used by domestic law enforcement for everything from organized crime to drug offenses. In many cases, criminal lawyers unable to locate their clients "inside the system," come to the assumption...

Hello esteemed readers of ATS. I presume we're all acquainted with the rapid rise in efforts of many aggressive attempts by researchers and corporations to achieve "artificial intelligence." Likewise, I'm sure you're aware of the many warnings within the Speculative Fiction writings of Jack Williamson and Isaac Asimov, as well as the contemporary concerns of people such as and . Finally, as conspiracists, we oft loan credence on this issue to popularized fantasies such as the Matrix and Terminator movies. How could we not? The latest and most alarming news comes from a company called Deep Mind Technologies, and their Deep Q-Networks. Their ...

Someone posted this on a forum,and i went and checked it out for myself. It does indeed seem to be the case what all is listed here. I wasn't sure about posting someone else's post from another forum so please forgive me mods. i will say this is from yahoo news. ABC News...

first off im not sure if this is the correct forum. if not feel free to move it :) p.s. how the heck do you attach a photo?? i clicked insert an image and couldnt navigate anywhere..anyways heres the story found it very interesting. as well as their "theories" on whats causing...

This story is a really great example of the discord in the global warming debate. There are those who believe it’s a big conspiracy perpetrated by scientists who get funding just to say it’s real, and those who insist there is...

I found this rather touching. At first I thought it seemed a little exploitative, but after watching the video I think the owners have very good intentions. People with Autism get a bad rap. Same with any other person with a mental disorder. I think they have a lot to teach us, and that...

This is the next chapter of my book, Fever Rising. Here are the first two threads Chapter 4: The Rise of Deadly Methane Gas In the last chapter I referenced the MIT study about the levels of methane taking off simultaneously in 2007 all over the world. I was simply scratching the surface on the topic. Wikipedia.com...

Do we need a national religion? Not the issue. Do we really need to be conducting polls about subjects like this? I say no. We all know how we feel about polls anyway. We can make them say whatever we want them to...

Things are getting downright creepy folks :) Another whistle blower? Or bunk? "Former World Bank Senior Council, Karen Hudes has been making a lot of noise lately, and she recently said something she’s never said before. She said...

Greeting cherished readers. Lately, I've found myself being repulsed over the absurdity of various forms of "American Exceptionalism" being expressed by politicians, pundits, and cheerleaders on social media. The latest example of which is the farcical media charade surrounding...

You knew it was coming didn't you? Now, most of you already know that the people behind NLBS of ATS made a video in which they talk about this controversy. But did they really cover all there is to it? Well, first of all, Joe and the other NLBS folk try to pin down the vaccine-autism link...

Eat what we tell you to eat! So is this going to be our next "war?" First they came for the anti-vaxxers. Now they come for the healthy eaters. Be the herd. Be the herd.... So, people are getting more and more aware of what they are eating. Big Food and Monsanto don't like it, so...

Law Enforcement it's all a game and the game is not about justice: "One of our editors stumbled across a web site where local law enforcement deputies are free to post, and do so with 100% anonymity. In this web site, they exchange tactical information,...

" I imagine everyone who comes up with a new theory, even a complicated one, must experience one particularly delicious moment, like a perfect chord change, when disorder gives way to order. This was that moment for me. Once I threw out the troublesome BFO...