Month: March 2014
The Daily Caller – by Neil Munro
Top administration officials have directed 21,000 border patrol officers to retreat whenever illegal immigrants throw rocks at them, and to avoid getting in front of foreign drug-smugglers’ vehicles as they head north with their drug shipments.
“Agents shall not discharge firearms in response to thrown or hurled projectiles… agents should obtain a tactical advantage in these situations, such as seeking cover or distancing themselves,” said the instructions, issued Mar. 7, under the signature of Michael Fisher, chief of U.S. Border Patrol. Continue reading “DHS tells American border guards to run away from illegal immigrants hurling rocks at them, fleeing in vehicles”
Police believe that a Pennsylvania state trooper did not mean to shoot his pregnant wife to death when a gun that he was cleaning accidentally discharged.
According to WCAU, police responding to the East Norriton Township home at around 2:25 p.m. on Friday found 34-year-old JoAnna Miller with a gunshot wound to the head.
She was later pronounced dead after being transported to Mercy Suburban Hospital. Doctors attempted to perform an emergency cesarean, but the unborn child also died, the Philadelphia Inquirer reported. Miller was 22 weeks pregnant. Continue reading “Pennsylvania trooper fatally shoots pregnant wife in the head while cleaning his gun”
For the second year in a row, attendees at the annual Conservative Political Action Conference this weekend picked United States Senator Rand Paul (R-Kentucky) as their likely choice for the Republican Party’s next presidential nominee.
The first-term senator and son of longtime lawmaker Ron Paul received 31 percent of the vote during a presidential straw poll held at CPAC on Saturday in National Harbor, Maryland outside of Washington, DC. Organizers say 2,459 attendees participated in the non-binding election. Continue reading “Rand Paul wins CPAC straw poll”
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Hundreds of Serbs rallied Saturday against plans by the Serbian Orthodox Church and nationalist leaders to move the ashes of scientist and engineer Nikola Tesla from his museum in Belgrade to the country’s biggest church.
Hefting banners that read “Leave Tesla alone!” the protesters blocked traffic in front of the museum, where the urn bearing Tesla’s remains has been on display for six decades. The protesters, among them many scientists, want his ashes to stay put. Continue reading “Serbs decry plans to move Tesla’s ashes to church”
PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — With no one else on the ballot, state media reported Monday that supreme leader Kim Jong Un was not only elected to the highest legislative body in North Korea, he won with the unanimous approval of his district, which had 100 percent turnout.
North Koreans went to the polls on Sunday to approve the new roster of deputies for the Supreme People’s Assembly, the country’s legislature. The vote, more a political ritual than an election by Western standards, is generally held once every five years. Continue reading “NKorea: Not a single vote cast against Kim Jong Un”
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Cartel kingpin Nazario Moreno Gonzalez had two lives.
One ended in late 2010 when the leader of a vicious drug gang ruling the western state of Michoacan was supposedly killed by federal police. The second ended just after his 44th birthday, when he died in a shootout with government troops early Sunday. Continue reading “‘Slain’ Mexico cartel leader dies a second time”
Adam Lanza’s father, Peter Lanza, is speaking at length for the first time since his son shot and killed 26 people more than a year ago at Sandy Hook Elementary School.
Adam Lanza also killed his own mother and himself that December day in Newtown, Conn. His father, Peter, gave an extensive interview with The New Yorker magazine. He says the only reason he is alive is that he was not in Newtown that day. Continue reading “Sandy Hook shooter’s father: I wish my son had never been born”
Natural Society – by Elizabeth Renter
Pesticides have been shown time and time again to be toxic to humans, wildlife, and the ecosystem as a whole. This isn’t a news flash; it’s commonly accepted. As a new study to be found in BioMed Research International points out, pesticides are far more toxic than their makers and regulators would have us believe. The research indicates some of the ingredients within these poisons actually amplify the toxicity of the individual ingredients. Continue reading “Study: Pesticide Ingredients Far More Dangerous than Reported”
Infowars – by Paul Joseph Watson
Moscow has responded to the United States sending the guided-missile destroyer USS Truxtun into the Black Sea by deploying a Bastion anti-ship missile system in Sevastopol, according to reports.
“Unconfirmed news reports claim the Russian Navy is deploying land-based ‘Bastion’ anti-ship missile systems as a response to the recent U.S. move entering two naval vessels to the Black Sea,” reports Defense Update. Continue reading “Report: Russia Moves Anti-Ship Missiles to Crimea”
Your Jewish News – by Anika Rao
Three Israelis were arrested and will be charged with selling illegal drugs after allegedly importing hashish, Israel Police said.
The three suspects were accused of smuggling four kilograms or nine pounds of Moroccan hashish hidden in a suitcase. Continue reading “3 Israelis arrested after being caught importing illegal drugs”
Excerpted from Politico: Secretary of State John Kerry delivered a knife to the heart of CNN during Saturday night’s address at the annual Gridiron Club dinner, the white-tie-and-tails event hosted by Washington’s most prestigious press group.
During a humorous and well-received speech, Kerry, the evening’s headliner, said that CNN’s John King had asked if the former Massachusetts Senator was considering another presidential bid in 2016. Continue reading “Kerry, Crist Flame CNN’s Negligible Ratings In Gridiron Dinner Jokes”
The Common Sense Show – by Dave Hodges
America is busy fighting in Afghanistan and occupying Iraq. Crimea, a part of Ukraine, has been illegally seized by Russia. Obama has tried to engage Syria and Iran in a war in order to preserve the Petrodollar, but was outmaneuvered by Putin. To the average sheeple, the world is just one nasty conflict after another. To the rare American who has any knowledge of current events and can read a map, everything that is happening makes perfect sense. Continue reading “The Grand Chessboard of WWIII (Part Two)”
SAN DIEGO (CNS) – A man surrendered peacefully Sunday evening after a six-hour standoff with authorities at the gated FBI office in Sorrento Valley.
An FBI spokesman identified the man as William Durant, 36, of Lakeside and said he faces several charges including trespassing. Continue reading “Man arrested after standoff at FBI office in Sorrento Valley”