From the Trenches World Report
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Forty-four people have been arrested in Pakistan after an angry mob beat a Christian couple and burned their bodies in a brick-making stove for alleged blasphemy. Some reports suggest the victims were still alive when thrown into the kiln.
The killings took place in the town of Kot Radha Kishan, 60 kilometers southwest of Lahore, the capital of Punjab province, on Tuesday morning. Continue reading “Christian couple beaten, burned in stove for desecrating Koran in Pakistan”
The Washington Free Beacon – by Bill Gertz
Russia is sending additional military forces toward the border with eastern Ukraine, including units equipped with ballistic missiles, as part of Moscow’s ongoing destabilization effort in support of pro-Russian rebels.
U.S. officials with access to intelligence reports said one Russian military unit equipped with short-range ballistic missiles was detected this week near eastern Ukraine, where Russia has launched a destabilization program following its military annexation of Ukraine’s Crimea in March. Continue reading “Russia Moving Missiles, Rockets Toward Eastern Ukraine”
Tripoli (AFP) – Libya’s elected parliamentThursday rejected a supreme court ruling nullifying it, saying the decision had been taken “under the threat of arms”, deepening a power struggle in the violence-wracked nation.
“The House of Representatives rejects the verdict under these conditions and says it is still functioning, as is the government,” lawmaker Adam Abu Sakhra said, reading from a prepared statement. Continue reading “Libya chaos deepens as parliament rejects court ruling”
Huffington Post – by Hina Shamsi, Matthew Harwood
It began with an unexpected rapping on the front door.
When Wiley Gill opened up, no one was there. Suddenly, two police officers appeared, their guns drawn, yelling, “Chico Police Department.”
“I had tunnel vision,” Gill said, “The only thing I could see was their guns.” Continue reading “Uncle Sam’s Databases of Suspicion”
One of Iraq’s most powerful Shiite militia groups has been found to be responsible for a massacre in August that killed 32 Sunni civilians in a mosque shooting. A Human Rights Watch report released on Sunday detailed the testimony of the five witnesses. All of them identified the perpetrators of the massacre as the Iranian sponsored Asa’ib Ahl al-Haq militia. Continue reading “Iraq Violence Worsens as Shiite Militias Take Revenge on Sunnis”
Guns Save Lives – by Dan Cannon
Pro-gun journalist and radio host Dana Loesch has canceled a book signing at Texas Christian University citing their prohibition on firearms and lack of security as the reasoning.
According to Loesch’s blog: Continue reading “Pro-Gun Journalist Dana Loesch Cancels Book Signing at Gun Free Campus Due to Safety Concerns”
Guns Save Lives – by Dan Cannon
This story is yet another illustration of the fact that criminals are becoming more and more bold. You have to be ready to defend yourself in your home regardless of the time of day.
Around 9:50am on Tuesday morning a masked man armed with a handgun broke into a home in Nashville, Tennessee. According to WKRN, this what happened next: Continue reading “TN Homeowner, Armed With .45, Shoots and Kills Armed, Masked Home Invader in Broad Daylight”
Disillusionment with Europe’s single currency continues to grow with the cracks beginning to show in it’s heartland, Germany, where the third largest political party is now selling gold coins and bars to raise funds.
In a poll in September Alternative for Germany (AfD) were found to be Germany’s third most popular party. The rise of the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party saw it receive 10.6% of the vote in Thuringia and 12.2% in Brandenburg on 14 September. Two weeks earlier it secured its first regional government seats in Saxony. Continue reading “Germany’s Third Largest Political Party Sells €1.6 Million of Gold In Two Weeks”
Gulf Times – Reuters/Beijing/Dubai
Qatar will become the Middle East’s first hub for clearing transactions in the Chinese yuan, in a step that could over the long run help Gulf oil exporting countries reduce their dependence on the US dollar.
Industrial and Commercial Bank of China’s Doha branch has been appointed as the clearing bank for yuan deals in Qatar, China’s central bank said on Tuesday. Continue reading “Qatar to become Middle East clearing hub for China’s yuan”
The US Mint has just issued an alert to Primary Dealers across the US that Silver Eagle inventories, which according to the Mint began today at over 2 million ounces, are now SOLD OUT as of 12:30pm EST.
*Updated 1:45 pm EST
The Mint has reportedly sold through over 2 million ounces in less than 2 hours! Continue reading “US Mint SOLD OUT of Silver Eagles! 2 Million Coin Surplus Sold in Under 2 Hours”
Common Dreams – by Andrea Germanos
Opium poppy cultivation levels in Afghanistan are at a record high, though the U.S. government has spent over $7 billion to stop it, a federal watchdog states in a new report.
In a letter to Secretary of State John Kerry, Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, Attorney General Eric Holder and US AID head Rajiv Shah, Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) John F. Sopko writes: “Despite spending over $7 billion to combat opium poppy cultivation and to develop the Afghan government’s counternarcotics capacity, opium poppy cultivation levels in Afghanistan hit an all-time high in 2013.” Continue reading “$7 Billion US Eradication Effort Delivers Record High Poppy Crop in Afghanistan”
Nov 5 (Reuters) – Israel said on Wednesday it supported attempts by neighbouring Cyprus to carry out natural gas exploration offshore, in spite of objections from Turkey challenging the endeavour.
Cyprus, a member of the European Union, has discovered sizeable gas deposits south of the island towards Israel, which has made massive hydrocarbon finds in the past decade. Continue reading “Israel says backs Cyprus gas exploration in east Med”
With nothing left to lose, and as a Republican blowout in both houses looms mightily this evening, Obama is throwing caution to the wind and preparing to give legal status to nearly 11 million illegals by this Christmas. He may about to become a “lame duck” president, but his Marxist bag of tricks doesn’t seem to be quite empty yet.
Obama will make his move without Congress. Aides said Tuesday that he’d sign an executive order by the end of December giving temporary legal status to many of the 11 million immigrants who are in the country illegally stay and work in the U.S. He’d delayed the order earlier this fall, when endangered Democrats feared that a backlash would cost them their jobs. Continue reading “Election Night Bombshell: Obama Executive Order Amnesty by Christmas”
One word – seppuku
Not laughing now eh, QE-boy?
Here’s one problem:
We’re gonna need a biggerer QQE! Continue reading “Japanese Stocks Tumble 500 Points; Nikkei Futures Back Below 17,000; Bond Yields Crashing”
Guns Save Lives – by Dan Cannon
Seriously, what are people doing when traveling through airport security? I dislike the TSA as much as the next guy, but there is a pretty simple procedure in place for flying with a firearm and tossing it in your carry-on bag isn’t it.
According to the TSA Blog (they have a blog?), the agency confiscated 181 firearms from carry-on bags in October alone.
I consider my sidearm to be in the same category as my wallet and cell phone – things that I have with me all of the time. With that in mind, I can see how some people could possibly, maybe forget that their firearm needs to be checked. Continue reading “WTF? TSA Confiscates 181 Firearms From Carry-On Bags in October Alone”
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Now the End Begins
Zero Hedge – by Tyler Durden