Breitbart – by Caroline May

WASHINGTON, D.C. —  The House voted to provide the Obama administration the authority to arm and train Syrian rebels to fight against ISIS Wednesday, despite the widespread concern that the strategy might not work.

The authorization passed 273-156.

The legislation provides the Obama administration the authority to give arms and training to “vetted elements” of the Syrian opposition to fight against ISIS, requires the Secretary of Defense to brief Congress on the plan 15 days in advance and mandates a status report every 90 days. The amendment explicitly denies authority for ground troops.   Continue reading “Syria Authorization Passes Despite Doubts in Strategy”

Gee….WHO’S FAULT IS THAT??? Stupid is as stupid does.

Breitbart – by Edwin Mora

U.S. Department of Homeland (DHS) Security Secretary Jeh Johnson, while testifying before a House panel today, indicated that the government’s ability to detect terrorists inside the homeland is hindered by sanctuary cities that shelter illegals.

Johnson added that America must remain vigilant of the extremist group Islamic State, also known as ISIS and ISIL, or other terrorists potential infiltrating the U.S. through its southern border, adding that his department could use more resources to prevent that from becoming a reality.     Continue reading “DHS Chief: Ability to Detect Terrorists in U.S. Hindered by Illegal Population”

Pilot Online – by Dave Forster

A Virginia company is developing a radar gunlike device that would help police catch drivers as they text.

The technology works by detecting the telltale radio frequencies that emit from a vehicle when someone inside is using a cellphone, said Malcolm McIntyre of ComSonics. Cable repairmen use similar means to find where a cable is damaged – from a rodent, for instance – by looking for frequencies leaking in a transmission, McIntyre said.   Continue reading “New device in the works to catch texting drivers”

Students film earth from space using balloon and iPhoneSky News

Military experts believe a mystery object spotted streaking across the sky over the US was a Russian spy satellite.

More than three dozen witnesses reported seeing a bright object that broke apart into three “rocks” with glowing red and orange streaks as it moved northward over the Rocky Mountains on September 2.

Russia has denied claims that the fireball spotted at 10.30pm was a piece of the Cosmos 2495 satellite, which was designed to shoot reconnaissance photos and send them back to Earth in capsules.    Continue reading “Fireball Was Russian Spy Satellite, Experts Say”

Washington Examiner – by Philip Klein

Forty-six percent of doctors give President Obama’s healthcare law a “D” or an “F,” according to a new survey from the Physicians Foundation. In contrast, just 25 percent of those surveyed gave the law an “A” or a “B.”

The findings come from a survey that was emailed to “virtually every physician in the United States with an email address on record with the American Medical Association” this March through June as the law’s major provisions were taking effect, and received more than 20,000 responses from doctors.   Continue reading “46 percent of doctors give Obamacare a ‘D’ or ‘F’”

Wolf Street – by Wolf Richter

The word “gloomier” inconveniently showed up in a Reuters headline that described how the CEOs of the Business Roundtable – one of the thermometers into the brains of corporate America – felt about sales, employment, and capital expenditures. Yet, “gloomier” or not, these CEOs run companies that have been spending near record amounts, not on productive uses such as capital expenditures or hiring more people to push revenues to the next level, but on buying back their own shares.   Continue reading “CEOs Darken Outlook, Slash Hiring and Cap-Ex Plans – Hope Now Focused on Share Buybacks (which just Plunged)”

The quake was initially measured at 5.6 on the Richter scale.News.AU, September 16, 2014

BUILDINGS in Tokyo shook as a strong quake hit Japan, but there was no immediate risk of a tsunami and no damage was reported.

Japan Meteorological Agency said the epicentre was believed to be in the south ofIbaraki prefecture, an area to the east of Tokyo, and was located around 50 kilometres (30 miles) below the surface.   Continue reading “Earthquake rocks Tokyo, Japan”

KRVG 5 News

BROWNSVILLE – The leader of a border volunteer group says he will not allow two members back on his camp once they are released from county jail.

The arrests are detrimental to the group’s agenda, he said.

Officials say Steven Kurt Brooks, one of the group’s members, left a handgun behind at the restroom at a Stripes Store. Brooks doesn’t have a concealed handgun license.   Continue reading “Militia Members Arrested in Brownsville”

dumplunchEAG News – by Victor Skinner

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. – New federal school food regulations promoted by First Lady Michelle Obama are becoming a massive headache for many schools that participate in the National School Lunch Program.

And many, like Missouri’s Notre Dame Regional and Saxony Lutheran high schools, are taking matters into their own hands.

Those schools and numerous others across the country are ditching the federal regulations and the funding that comes with them to save their cafeteria programs, which have experienced a nose-dive in sales and skyrocketing waste since the new rules were implemented in 2012.   Continue reading “Missouri, Alabama schools drop Michelle O’s lunch program”

The Daily Beast – by Eli Lake and Josh Rogin

In his major address explaining America’s new war against ISIS, President Obama pledged that there would be no U.S. combat troops. On Tuesday, Gen. Martin Dempsey, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said he may recommend ground forces in the future.The White House is seeking to gloss over the rift between the president and his top general, but it is clear that just below the waterline Obama is not on the same page as the commanders who will be leading the new fight. U.S. military officials and members of Congress have complained privately for weeks that Obama appears unwilling to commit the resources necessary to achieve his aim of defeating ISIS. Continue reading “Can Obama Keep His Generals in Check in the War Against ISIS?”

A structure once believed to form part of an ancient town is identified as a 5,000 year old monument believed to have been used to honour the Mesopotamian moon god 'Sin' The Telegraph – by Inna Lazareva

A stone monument in the shape of a crescent moon found in northern Israel is more than 5,000 years old, archaeologists have said.

The structure, known as Rujum en-Nabi Shua’ayb or Jethro Cairn, is located near the Sea of Galilee and predates the construction of Stonehenge, the Great Pyramid in Egypt, as well as the writing of the Bible.

It was initially discovered in the early part of the 20th century, and was thought to form part of an anciant city’s defensive walls.

Continue reading “Ancient ‘moon god’ monument unearthed in Israel”

Meanwhile the number of homeless also hits record high.

CNBC – by Ansuya Harjani

The world economy is going through a rough patch, yet the world’s billionaire population is at an all-time high.

A new survey shows that 155 new billionaires were minted this year, pushing the total population to a record 2,325 – a 7 percent increase from 2013. Continue reading “Number of billionaires hits record high in 2014”

Breitbart – by Bob Price

Houston, Texas — Law enforcement officers shot a man in his home during the execution of a search warrant in Sugar Land, Texas, southwest of Houston. The shooting occurred while officers and agents of multiple law enforcement agencies were conducting a search of the home.

Officers from multiple agencies were at the scene of the search when the shooting occurred according to a news report on KHOU TV 11. The task force included agents from the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA). The warrant was being executed by the DEA.   Continue reading “Police Shoot Man During Apparent Drug Raid”

Breitbart – by Kristin Tate

HOUSTON, Texas — Over the weekend in Texas’ Laredo Sector, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) seized about $3 million in hard narcotics. $1.2 million of the drugs, weighing 38 pounds, were seized from a vehicle being driven by a Mexican national.

The Mexican man, 35-year-old from the state Tamaulipas, was carrying methamphetamine, according to a federal press release. The drugs were being stored in 36 separate packages.

A Laredo-based CBP spokesman told Breitbart Texas that the area has seen a spike in drugs such as cocaine and methamphetamine.    Continue reading “Mexican National Busted Bringing 38 lbs of Meth into Texas”

Breitbart – by ILDEFONSO ORTIZ

LUBBOCK, Texas — Cops are on the hunt for a previously deported 14-year-old illegal alien suspected of trying to execute a teenaged human smuggler on the Texas border in an apparent cartel hit. The victim in the case had a lengthy criminal history that had already resulted in two deaths.

While details remain unknown, investigators with the Hidalgo County Sheriff’s Office began looking into the case on Sunday when they found a 16-year-old with a gunshot wound to the head inside a crashed vehicle. The victim survived the hit but ended up dying on Monday morning; Justice of the Peace Luis Garza pronounced the teen dead at a local hospital and ordered an autopsy.    Continue reading “Cops Searching for Teenage Illegal Alien for Cartel Assassination Attempt in Texas”

So is this how they are going to try and pass the Amnesty Bill? By possibly slipping in an Ebola provision and saying that it needs to pass in order to protect us from the Ebola crisis? Never let a crisis go to waste. These psychos never give up, do they?

Breitbart – by Tony Lee

On Tuesday, Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) said that a comprehensive amnesty bill would have helped America contain the Ebola epidemic in Africa.    Continue reading “Dick Durbin: Amnesty Bill Will Help Contain Ebola”

Yahoo News – by Alba Mora Roca

Mexico (AP) — The Mexican government began airlifting the first of tens of thousands of stranded tourists out of the hurricane-ravaged resort area of Los Cabos on Tuesday, as residents picked up the pieces of shattered, flooded homes.

The Interior Ministry said military and commercial planes were carrying travelers out through the Los Cabos international airport, which remained closed to commercial flights due to damage suffered when Hurricane Odile tore through the area late Sunday and Monday.    Continue reading “Mexico airlifts tourists after Hurricane Odile”

aec5f3e8c51df94733282caa70706393.jpgSouth China Morning Post

Taiwan displayed how its fighter jets and early-warning aircraft could land, refuel and take off on a closed motorway yesterday in a scenario simulating a mainland attack that wiped out the island’s air force bases.

The exercise, the first of its kind since 2011, was a reminder of lingering mainland hostilities towards the island despite warming ties between the two rivals.

“The scenario of the drill was that the air bases were severely damaged after intensive bombings of ballistic and cruise missiles by the Chinese communists,” Major General Hung Kuang-min said.    Continue reading “Taiwanese fighter jets land on highway in ‘China attack’ war games”