The Washington Post – by David A. Fahrenthold

Sen. Rand Paul wanted to eliminate aid to Israel. Now he doesn’t. He wanted to scrap the Medicare system. Now he’s not sure.

He didn’t like the idea of a border fence — it was expensive, and it reminded him of the Berlin Wall. Now he wants two fences, one behind the other.

And what about same-sex marriage? Paul’s position — such marriages are morally wrong, but Republicans should stop obsessing about them — seems so muddled that an Iowa pastor recently confronted him in frustration.   Continue reading “Shifting his views, Rand Paul seeks broader appeal — but may risk his outsider image”

Activist Post

There is an array of research that seeks to create super soldiers. Back in 2010, a plan was announced to install transcranial ultrasonic mind control devices into soldiers’ helmets in order to boost alertness, as well as relieve battle stress and pain. The Department of Defense has also been working on an augmented reality creation called iOptik, which would enhance a soldier’s biology by offering simultaneous fields of vision, while enabling full data integration. Then of course there was T.A.L.O.S. an Iron Man-like suit that incorporates biometrics, liquid body armor that can change into bullet-proof solid skin, an exoskeleton for improved strength and speed, as well as the latest in augmented reality computing. There even has been discussion of genetically modifying soldiers to not require food and sleep.    Continue reading “DARPA’s Jet Pack Gives Supersoldiers a 4-Minute Mile”

Breitbart – by Sarah Rumpf

AUSTIN, Texas — A twenty-four year old Mexican national named Heriberto Montoya-Merino was deported back to Mexico earlier this month  by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO). Montoya-Merino was wanted in connection with a murder back in Mexico.

Montoya-Merino had been residing in Bradley Beach, New Jersey until he was arrested on November 19, 2013. The Bradley Beach Police Department and the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office coordinated with ERO to detain him and process the deportation order, which was issued by an immigration judge in July of this year. ICE Air Operations (IAO) arranged a charter flight from New Jersey to Texas, where ERO officers turned him over to Mexican authorities at the Brownsville Port of Entry. He had previously been deported back to Mexico in 2013 and had reentered the United States illegally.   Continue reading “ICE Officials Deport Mexican National Wanted for Murder”

Breitbart – by Bob Price

HOUSTON, Texas — A uniformed Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) Trooper was asked to leave a Waffle House restaurant in Grapevine this week because he was armed. The trooper was wearing a Texas DPS helicopter pilot “field uniform” that consists of a DPS polo shirt, tan slacks and his badge and gun were on his belt. Trooper was asked to leave and not to return because he was wearing a gun.   Continue reading “Uniformed DPS Trooper Asked to Leave Waffle House Because He Was Armed”

Breitbart – by Bob Price

FALFURRIAS, Texas—U.S. Border Patrol Agent Tyler Robledo was killed in an apparent head-on collision with another vehicle while on duty in the South Texas border region. The driver of the second vehicle also killed in the accident.

Robledo was assigned to the Carrizo Springs Border Patrol Station. Carrizo Springs is located northwest of Laredo, Texas and southeast of Eagle Pass, Texas. He was on patrol on FM 2644 when his patrol vehicle and a 2009 Dodge sedan collided at about 1:15 am, Friday morning.   Continue reading “Border Patrol Agent Killed in Texas”

Activist Post – by Heather Callaghan

As it turns out, according to a new “study,” hospitals can greatly improve their flu vaccination rate among health care workers by using a mandatory employee vaccination policy.

This is according to a Henry Ford Health System study, funded by Henry Ford Health System and citing the “data” from Henry Ford Health System.   Continue reading “Threat of Job Loss Increases Compliance to Vaccines: Study”

Activist Post – by Bernie Suarez

The Obama speech is done. Those hypnotized by his lies ponder his message. The U.S. has the “authority” to attack ISIS/ISIL. The U.S. will enter the sovereign nation of Syria without permission because apparently it doesn’t need permission.

Obama in his usual deceptive talk, had the usual smirk on his face as he narrates his role in the now well established global empire of oppression, the U.S. empire. The new world order is here. Spread the word.   Continue reading “Strategy Revealed: Make Syria “Look Like a Nail””

Pakistani sailors stand on the Tipu Sultan warship during the multinational naval exercise 'AMAN 07' (Peace) in the Arabian Sea off Karachi, 08 March 2007.The Telegraph – by Dr. Dean Nelson

Al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent, the new group announced last week by Ayman al-Zawahiri to bolster his flagging fortunes, suffered a setback when three of its fighters were killed and seven arrested in its first ever terror attack.

Heavily armed militants attacked a naval dock in Karachi’s sea port on Saturday night and targeted what they believed was an American aircraft carrier, but instead found a Pakistan Navy frigate and were overwhelmed before they could cause any damage, investigators said.

Continue reading “Al-Qaeda India branch’s first attack ends in dismal failure as jihadists ‘raid wrong ship’”

National Review – by Rich Lowry

From the Washington Post the other day:

[Campaigns in Somalia and Yemen]  have dragged on for years and involve far smaller and less-well-financed adversaries than the Islamic State. Although Obama promised a “steady, relentless effort” in a nationally televised address Wednesday night, he also said that “it will take time to eradicate a cancer like ISIL,” using a common acronym for the Islamic State.    Continue reading “President Obama Over-Ruled His Commanders on Ground Troops”

Let’s see how this works out.

KRGV 5 News

McALLEN – Law enforcement officials and city leaders from across the Rio Grande Valley are preparing for what they say could result in tense moments or violence.

Officials say they received word that members of a militia are threatening to block ports of entry.   Continue reading “Militia Threatens to Block Traffic at International Bridges”

The White House is pictured. | AP PhotoPolitico – by SEUNG MIN KIM

White House chief of staff Denis McDonough pledged to Latino lawmakers during a private meeting Thursday that President Barack Obama will take executive action on immigration before the holidays are over – an effort to soothe lawmakers furious about the administration’s move to hold off on action.

The timeline was described by several members who attended the meeting and, substantively speaking, isn’t different than the end-of-year pledge made by the White House when it moved to delay executive action on immigration until after the midterm elections.   Continue reading “W.H. talks immigration with Latino lawmakers”

Washington Post – by Craig Timberg

The U.S. government threatened to fine Yahoo $250,000 a day in 2008 if it failed to comply with a broad demand to hand over user communications — a request the company believed was unconstitutional — according to court documents unsealed Thursday that illuminate how federal officials forced American tech companies to participate in the National Security Agency’s controversial PRISM program.

The documents, roughly 1,500 pages worth, outline a secret and ultimately unsuccessful legal battle by Yahoo to resist the government’s demands. The company’s loss required Yahoo to become one of the first to begin providing information to PRISM, a program that gave the NSA extensive access to records of online com­munications by users of Yahoo and other U.S.-based technology firms.   Continue reading “U.S. threatened massive fine to force Yahoo to release data”

ABC News – by Will Weissert

Federal authorities want to build a new South Texas immigration lockup for families amid an unprecedented surge in the number of youngsters pouring across the U.S. border, a federal official said Thursday.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement is proposing a residential center in the town of Dilley, about 70 miles southwest of San Antonio, agency spokeswoman Adelina Pruneda said.   Continue reading “Federal officials propose Texas immigration lockup”

Breitbart – by Dr. Susan Berry

Questions surround a Washington, D.C. conference whose stated purpose was to gather lawmakers, Eastern and Western churches, community leaders and a variety of Christian groups to confront the problem of genocide being perpetrated against Christians by ISIS.

According to Alana Goodman, writing at the Washington Free Beacon, In Defense of Christians (IDC) was funded by a controversial Clinton donor that featured pro-Hezbollah and pro-Assad speakers.   Continue reading “‘In Defense of Christians’ Summit Features Supporters of Hezbollah”

Breitbart TV

Thursday on CNN’s “The Situation Room With Wolf Blitzer,” Obama White House National Security Adviser Susan Rice said the president’s actions against ISIS are “very different” from America being at war.

Rice said, “I don’t know whether you want to call it a war or sustained counterterrorism campaign. I think, frankly, this is a counterterrorism operation that will take time. It will be sustained. We will not have American combat forces on the ground fighting as we did in Iraq and Afghanistan which is what I think the American people think of when they think of a war. So I think this is very different from that. Continue reading “Susan Rice: This Is ‘Very Different’ from a War”

Breitbart – by Bob Price

HOUSTON, Texas — Three Mexican citizens, who are present in the United States illegally, have been arrested in conjunction with the kidnapping and sexual assault of a 15-year-old girl near the campus of Southern Methodist University (SMU). The three men were arrested on Wednesday morning after the van they were driving was stopped by SMU police officers who noticed the vehicle driving erratically.   Continue reading “Dallas PD Confirms Illegal Aliens Kidnapped and Assaulted Minor Female Near SMU”

Dallas News – by Todd J. Gillman

WASHINGTON — The government of Mexico took Gov. Rick Perry to task on Thursday for sending National Guard troops to the border.

In a terse statement issued by the embassy in Washington, Mexico said it “deeply rejects and condemns the deployment.”

And it accused the governor of taking the actions to further his political ambitions. Perry has been a frequent visitor to Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina as he prepares for a second presidential run, in 2016.   Continue reading “Mexico condemns Perry for “political” border deployment of troops”

Biz Beat Blog – by Maria Halkias

RadioShack said Thursday that it may have to file bankruptcy to reorganize its business.

The company’s earnings report showed sales dropping 20 percent and its loss doubling year-over-year in the second quarter.

CEO Joe Magnacca said this morning in a press release that the company is looking for more capital needed for turnaround efforts he started 18 months ago.   Continue reading “RadioShack reports Q2 sales down 20%, says bankruptcy may be necessary”

Over 100 Reported Cases of Dengue Fever in Nuevo Laredo KGNS – by James Johnson

So far this year Nuevo Laredo has seen over a hundred cases of people being infected with the mosquito transmitted disease, dengue fever. City of Laredo health department director, Hector Gonzalez says they’re monitoring the situation.

“Nuevo Laredo in particular that’s our neighbor and services as our surveillance sight for us. They’re doing a great job in containing it.”   Continue reading “Over 100 Reported Cases of Dengue Fever in Nuevo Laredo”