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Republicans, Democrats – authoritarian collectivists generally – reflexively dismiss Libertarianism as “impractical” and “naive” in order to avoid discussing the validity of core Libertarian ideals – self ownership, non-aggression. They wave their hands and say, “it won’t work.”
But is this true? Continue reading “Practical Libertarianism: Peace Keepers vs. Police”
WASHINGTON — The shooting Monday at the Navy Yard here took place in Building 197, the headquarters of the Naval Sea Systems Command, an essential component of the country’s sea service.
According to the Navy, the Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) is the largest of the Navy’s five system commands. About 3,000 people work in the command headquarters at the Navy Yard. Continue reading “Navy Yard building home to Sea Systems Command”
Courthouse News Service – by Christine Stuart
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (CN) – Staff members at the American School for the Deaf chased a student into a construction site where police Tasered the boy without warning, his parents claim in Federal Court.
A.M. is a “profoundly deaf” 12-year-old resident of Bronx, N.Y., who also has attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, according to the complaint in U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut. Continue reading “Beaten and Tasered at School for the Deaf, Parents Claim”
President Obama vowed Monday to hold responsible those who carried out the “cowardly” mass shooting at the Washington Navy Yard, while calling the victims “patriots” who served their nation.
Details are still emerging about the shooting. Officials say one gunman is dead, but two others may be at large. At least 10 people were shot, and Obama said “some have been killed.” Continue reading “Obama vows justice for those behind ‘cowardly act’ at Navy Yard”
A Syrian military helicopter crashed near the Turkish border on Monday, a monitoring group reported, adding that there were conflicting reports about what brought it down.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said some of its sources reported that the helicopter was shot down from across the Turkish border while others said Syria’s rebels were responsible. Continue reading “Syria helicopter crashes near Turkey border: NGO”
LA Times – by Martha Groves and Matt Stevens
The California Department of Food and Agriculture said Friday that it has ordered the shutdown of two Pico-Robertson operations that were participating in a traditional Orthodox Jewish ritual that involves the slaughtering of chickens.
“I told them what they’re doing is against state law,” said Rhett Dunn, a Food and Agriculture investigator. “They have to be properly registered.” Continue reading “Jewish chicken-slaughtering operations ordered to shut down”
Those US troops in Syria will have a ‘Star of David’ shaped bulls-eye on their back.
President Obama’s plan to launch a military strike against Syria was unexpectedly put on hold this week, after Russia announced a proposal to place Bashar al-Assad’s chemical weapons under international control. The Assad regime says it is willing to cooperate with Moscow’s plan, offering to open up its stockpiles for inspection and eventual destruction, and agreeing to sign an international ban on chemical weapons. Continue reading “Keeping US soldiers out of Syria may be a promise Obama can’t keep”
Japanese media say the Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) reported lower than actual levels of radioactivity in waters around the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant for nearly two years.
Kyodo News and NHK report TEPCO briefed Japan’s Nuclear Safety Commission on Saturday about what Japan’s largest electrical utility called an unintentional error. Continue reading “TEPCO Reveals ‘Unintentional Error’ in Radioactivity Measurements”
As prison populations surge in the UK, with overcrowded cells and repeat offenders, the opposite is happening in the Netherlands.
The country is actually to close eight prisons because of a lack of criminals, the Dutch justice ministry has announced. Continue reading “Netherlands Close Eight Prisons Due To Lack Of Criminals”
Hagmann and Hagmann – by Mitch Santell
Last night I was walking the dog and it was a lovely evening. The crickets sounded like they do on most California evenings. The longer I walked the longer my mind drifted to the past. First, I started thinking about the kind of world my grandchildren would live in after I pass on. Second, I thought about my parents and how they were crazy in love with each other for 48 years until my Father passed away in 2004. Third, I started thinking about something called “The Saturday Night Massacre.” Do you remember it? Have you ever heard of it? If you know your history and you are like me, you wish it would happen again. Take a look at this video and then continue to read “The Strange Case of Barrack Hussein Obama Part 2….”. Continue reading “The Strange Case of Barrack Hussein Obama Part 2”
Update:
A shooter wanted in connection with a Monday morning shooting at the Washington, D.C. Navy Yard that left four people dead and six others wounded has been killed.
It’s possible another gunman could be at large. Continue reading “Police search for active shooters on grounds of Washington Navy Yard in Southeast D.C.”
The Daily Sheeple – by James Smith, Prepper Podcast Radio Broadcast
This conjunction of an immense military establishment and a large arms industry is new in the American experience. The total influence — economic, political, even spiritual — is felt in every city, every State house, every office of the Federal government. We recognize the imperative need for this development. Yet we must not fail to comprehend its grave implications. Our toil, resources and livelihood are all involved; so is the very structure of our society. Continue reading “Documents Prove That Homeland Security Is Being Armed By US Military”
A man who goes by the internet handle“Puking Monkey,” did an analysis of the many ways his car could be tracked and stumbled upon something rather interesting: his E-ZPass, which he obtained for the purpose of paying tolls, was being used to track his car in unexpected places, far away from any toll booths. Continue reading “EZ-Pass is being used to track your movements far away from any toll booths”
Richland, Washington – Hockey fans at the season opener of the Tri-City Americans will have a chance to help the U.S. Department of Homeland Security improve its facial recognition capabilities.
Video will be taped by Pacific Northwest National Laboratory at the Sept. 21 game in a portion of the Toyota Center in Kennewick. Continue reading “DHS begins using facial recognition technology at sporting events claims its for research”
(RT) – While the Obama administration pays lip service to the Russian solution, there is no reason to believe that Washington will take its finger off the trigger.
In a recent interview with CBS, Syrian President Bashar Assad warned that the United States should “expect everything” if it launches a military strike against Damascus, insinuating that the already highly combustible situation could genuinely spiral out of control if Washington escalated this war. Continue reading “‘Expect everything’: A new pretext to justify bombing Syria?”
‘Shelter in Place’ order given to DC Navy Yard personnel.
A gunman has fired three shots at the Washington Navy Yard, U.S. Navy officials announced Monday.
The shooting is still active, a public information officer for the Metropolitan Police Department said. Police officers are currently on the scene. Continue reading “Shooting at Navy Yard Reports of Multiple Victims”
Common Dreams – by Matthew Rothschild
1. “I possess the authority to order military strikes.”
No you don’t, Mr. President. Only Congress has the authority to declare war, and ordering military strikes would be a clear act of war, thus violating the Constitution. It would also violate the War Powers Act, which says that the President can’t engage in hostilities without a declaration of war or specific Congressional authorization unless there is “a national emergency created by attack upon the United States, its territories or possessions, or its armed forces.” And Syria has done no such thing. Continue reading “The 5 Most Ludicrous War Claims in Obama’s Syria Speech”
Telegraph – by Ambrose Evans-Pritchard
The Swiss-based `bank of central banks’ said a hunt for yield was luring investors en masse into high-risk instruments, “a phenomenon reminiscent of exuberance prior to the global financial crisis”.
This is happening just as the US Federal Reserve prepares to wind down stimulus and starts to drain dollar liquidity from global markets, an inflexion point that is fraught with danger and could go badly wrong. Continue reading “BIS veteran says global credit excess worse than pre-Lehman”
It wasn’t ever seriously in doubt, but the FBI yesterday acknowledged that it secretly took control of Freedom Hosting last July, days before the servers of the largest provider of ultra-anonymous hosting were found to be serving custom malware designed to identify visitors.
Freedom Hosting’s operator, Eric Eoin Marques, had rented the servers from an unnamed commercial hosting provider in France, and paid for them from a bank account in Las Vegas. It’s not clear how the FBI took over the servers in late July, but the bureau was temporarily thwarted when Marques somehow regained access and changed the passwords, briefly locking out the FBI until it gained back control. Continue reading “FBI Admits It Controlled Tor Servers Behind Mass Malware Attack”
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Wired – by Kevin Poulsen