Topic: Al Schmidt

A PBS report examines claims of rigged voting in Philadelphia, specifically focusing on 59 precincts where Mitt Romney received zero votes in 2012. Republican Election Commissioner Al Schmidt explains that his investigation found no evidence of fraud, attributing the results to the demographics of the small, heavily Democratic wards. The hosts debate whether such uniform voting patterns indicate a lack of independent thought.

New York Times journalists Eric Schmidt and Tom Schenker released a book titled *Counter-Strike*, detailing secret U.S. campaigns against Al-Qaeda. The book describes how U.S. Cyber Command infiltrates jihadi websites to post contradictory orders and sow dissent. Simultaneously, reports have emerged regarding Al-Qaeda in Yemen attempting to acquire castor beans to produce ricin for attacks involving small explosives.