Month: September 2013

Wired – by Allen Mcduffee

Lt. Col. Daniel L. Davis doesn’t have faith in Army Chief of Staff Gen. Ray Odierno.

Or the rest of the U.S. Army’s generals, for that matter.

Writing in the August issues of The Armed Forces Journal (“Purge the generals“), Davis argues that it’s high time to sack the Army’s senior leaders for what he sees as an institutionalized epidemic of astonishing failures that not only go unreported, but are typically rewarded. All of it, he says, is creating a self-perpetuating culture of abysmal performance that won’t go away until the generals do.    Continue reading “How to Fix the Army: Sack All the Generals”

CNS News – by Terence P. Jeffery

(CNSNews.com) – The number of Americans who are 16 years or older and who have decided not to participate in the nation’s labor force has pushed past 90,000,000 for the first time, according to data released today by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

The BLS counts a person as participating in the labor force if they are 16 years or older and either have a job or have actively sought a job in the last four weeks. A person is not participating in the labor force if they are 16 or older and have not sought a job in the last four weeks.   Continue reading “90,473,000: Record Number Not in Labor Force–Up Almost 10M Under Obama”

Intelli Hub – by JG Vibes

Obama recognizes that a war with Syria will be unpopular with the American people, but says that it is not their decision to make

The popular myth in America and most modern democracies is that the general population decides on important issues that effect their lives.  However the reality is very different from this myth.  In reality the general population has no say at all, their only options are to be persuaded by the politicians and get in line, or shut up and deal with it.   Continue reading “Obama Admits Public Doesn’t Want War, But Says He Knows Whats Best”

Cop Block – by Chris Ponte

A man has died after being shot by Lynn police in a struggle.

The Essex County District Attorney’s office announced the man’s death and identified him as 30-year-old Denis Reynoso of Lynn. The DA’s office said it is investigating the shooting as is protocol.

Police Chief Kevin Coppinger said at a news conference earlier the man was shot late Thursday morning after three officers went to an apartment at the Kings Lynne complex on Newcastle Street for a report of disorderly conduct.   Continue reading “Disabled National Guard Vet Murdered by Police Who Entered Apartment Without a Warrant in Lynn, Massachusetts”

Backwoods Home Magazine – by Len McDougall

Issue #128 • March/April, 2011

Whether it’s home to animals or humans, every habitat must contain a source of drinking water. And because most homes in most places are not sited on the bank of a stream or lake, it has been a practice since biblical times to obtain the water needed by creating an access to aquifers concealed below the earth’s surface. Before the industrial era made pumps and pipes common hardware items, wells were created by simply digging a narrow hole down to the water table, then drawing the water that seeped into its bottom upward in a bucket attached to a rope.   Continue reading “Drive your own freshwater well”

DC Exposed – by Ed Brown 

On September 6th Andy Borowitz, writing for The New Yorker, published an article titled  G20 ENDS ABRUPTLY AS OBAMA CALLS PUTIN A JACKASS which has caused quite a stir on social media. He claimed that U.S. President Barack Obama went on a name calling tirade, hurling insults at his Russian nemesis Vladimir Putin.

The article is pure satire but from the activity I’ve witnessed on facebook and twitter, many people are under the impression that it’s fact and that’s a shame because nothing could be further from the truth. How do I know this? Because there isn’t one single news outlet besides The New Yorker with a corroborating story – and trust me, if it was true every news site on the web would be running it!   Continue reading “Did Obama Really Call Putin a Jackass? No. – The Consequences of Political Satire”

Before It’s News – by Tom Dennen

Israel’s response to Obama’s surprise move to delay or even possibly cancel air strikes made clear that connection: looking soft on Assad after accusing him of killing hundreds of people with chemical weapons may embolden his backers in Tehran to develop nuclear arms, Israeli officials said. And if they do, Israel may strike Iran alone, unsure Washington can be trusted.   Continue reading “Did Israel just Declare War on the United States of America? “Take Out Syria or We Attack Iran” – Netanyahu”

Politico – by MIKE ALLEN and JENNIFER EPSTEIN

Retired Army Gen. David H. Petraeus, former CIA director under President Barack Obama, called strongly Saturday for Congress to back the White House on Syria, declaring that military action against the regime is “necessary” to deter “Iran, North Korea and other would-be aggressors.”

“Failure of Congress to approve the president’s request would have serious ramifications not just in the Mideast but around the world,” Petraeus said in a four-sentence statement provided to POLITICO.   Continue reading “Petraeus calls on Congress to back White House on Syria”

Washington’s Blog

Numerous Intelligence Officials Question Administration’s Claims

Preface:   Without doubt, intelligence is being manipulated to justify war against Syria.  Here, here,here, here and here.   Continue reading “High-Level U.S. Intelligence Officers: Syrian Government Didn’t Launch Chemical Weapons”

Take Part – by RL Miller

No, it’s not the brown acid passed around at a 1960s rock concerts.Hydrofluoric acid is the most dangerous chemical you’ve never heard of, and it’s being trucked around California’s back roads and injected into oil wells, with virtually no oversight.

How bad is it? HF acid is extremely toxic; it can immediately and permanently damage lungs if inhaled, and a spill on skin is easily absorbed deep into the body’s tissues and changes bone calcium atoms to fluorine atoms.   Continue reading “Why Oil Companies Want to Drop Acid in California”

Continue reading “BS Obama”

Huffington Post – by Emily Flitter and Ben Hirschler

NEW YORK/LONDON, Sept 6 (Reuters) – U.S. authorities are investigating British drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline for violations of U.S. anti-bribery laws in China after Chinese government officials accused the company of bribing doctors, a company spokesman confirmed on Friday.

The investigation is part of a wider probe of drugmakers’ sales practices in China, said a source familiar with the investigation.   Continue reading “GlaxoSmithKline Under Investigation For Allegedly Bribing Doctors In China”

AOL – by Erik Sherman

As low-wage workers are staging walk outs for raises, one Pennsylvania woman who had been earning $9 an hour won a small, but little-noticed victory against her employer. A Pennsylvania court just sided with Shamela Hightower who was essentially fired because she couldn’t afford a car on the wages her employer paid, as the Patriot-News reported.   Continue reading “Social Service Agency Fires $9/Hour Worker For Not Buying A New Car”

The Daily Caller- by Eric Owens

The mother of a kindergarten boy in Kansas City received a citation for criminal assault because, police say, she inflicted a vicious beatdown on the boy’s teacher.

The pummeling occurred on Thursday night at Truman Elementary School. Simone A. Baker, 24, allegedly entered the school and proceeded directly to the unidentified teacher’s classroom at about 6 p.m., reports The Kansas City Star.   Continue reading “Enraged mom beats the crap out of kindergarten teacher”

Freedom Outpost – by Mike “Mish” Shedlock

Following two consecutive posts on Syria, one reader asked “Can we get back to economics Mish?”

That’s an interesting question given that my discussion never left economics!

• How can one talk about Europe without discussing the politics of the euro?
• How can one discuss economics without discussing the politics of war and its effect on oil prices?   Continue reading “Separating Politics and War From Oil and the Economy”