Reuters

The London silver “fix”, a global benchmark for spot silver prices, will cease to operate after Aug. 14, the company that administers the process said on Wednesday, amid rising regulatory scrutiny of price-setting in bullion markets.

Deutsche Bank AG, HSBC and Bank of Nova Scotia will continue to participate in the fix until then, the London Silver Market Fixing Ltd said.   Continue reading “London silver fix to be scrapped from August”

cocosKTLA 5 News – by Ashley Soley-Cerro

Multiple fires continued to rage across San Diego County Thursday, destroying or damaging at least 30 structures, burning some 10,000 acres and forcing residents from their homes on a day when temperatures soared past 100 degrees

One person was found dead, badly burned, in a transient encampment by firefighters checking a hot spot in the 400-acre Poinsettia Fire in Carlsbad, the city announced at 6 p.m. An investigation was underway.   Continue reading “1 Dead in Carlsbad Fire as San Diego Blazes Prompt New Evacuations”

RT News

When US First Lady Michelle Obama appeared in a picture supporting the 276 schoolgirls kidnapped in Nigeria, she was praised for taking a stand against Boko Haram. But others quickly subverted her message and turned it into an anti-drone campaign.

Michelle Obama appeared in the viral image last week, holding up a sign that said “#Bring Back Our Girls.” The hashtag quickly spread online, hitting home with an online audience that had read about the tragic kidnapping of the schoolgirls by a radical Islamist group.   Continue reading “‘My husband kills kids with drones’: Michelle Obama’s viral pic fuels anti-drone campaign”

The paramilitary police riot body armour. National Post – by Donna Bowater, The Telegraph

There will be a RoboCop style to the face of policing in Rio when football fans turn up for the World Cup in Brazil next month.

Members of a special unit set up for the tournament and the 2016 Olympics in Rio have been given 200 sets of the 22lb “RoboCop” protective equipment, which is flame resistant to up to 427C.   Continue reading “Brazil unveils ‘Robocop’ suit to protect super-elite police unit during World Cup”

Christian Mercenary – by T.L. Davis

The recent official coalition of the Patriot/Liberty groups and the militias signals an escalation in the the fight for Constitutional Restoration. This move to create a more seamless affiliation with militias, who will be called on to defend personal liberty from those determined to alienate it, and the unorganized, dedicated Three-percenters, including patriot/liberty bloggers, presents a force capable of defending individuals and ensuring that the truth of the conflict reaches the ears of the public.
Continue reading “A Nation Reborn”

MCCLL-CordonSearchPublic Intelligence

Cordon and Search Tactics, Techniques and Procedures A summary of collected lessons, observations, interviews, after action reports, and relevant documents from OIF-II, OIF-III and OEF

  • 14 pages
  • For Official Use Only
  • June 3, 2005

Continue reading “(U//FOUO) U.S. Marine Corps Cordon and Search Lessons Learned Report”

2013 Maryland Gun Rights RallyAmmoLand – by Rob Morse

Southern California –-(Ammoland.com)- Our gun laws are crazy and I think legislators in gun-grabbing states made them that way on purpose.

Their laws make criminals out of honest and responsible gun owners. Now what are we going to do about it?  

Continue reading “We Will Not Comply with Ridiculous Gun Laws”

RONALD SPEARHuffington Post – by Simon McCormack

NEW YORK — The family of a Riker’s Island inmate who was allegedly beaten to death in an altercation with corrections officers is demanding justice after the district attorney’s decision not to press charges in the case.

“The family is extremely disappointed,” Zoe Salzman, a lawyer representing the family of Ronald Spear, told The Huffington Post. “This is a case that’s worthy of criminal prosecution. This is a homicide, and there should be criminal charges.”   Continue reading “Guards Won’t Face Charges For Death Of Inmate Ronald Spears”

San Marcos fireLA Times – by TONY PERRY, VERONICA ROCHA, JILL COWAN

Brush fires broke out in more than half a dozen spots in northern San Diego County and spread at a dangerous pace as hot, dry, erratic winds, backed by record temperatures, raked Southern California for a second day Wednesday.

The fires forced evacuations of schools, businesses, homes, a mobile-home park and Cal State San Marcos, along with causing massive traffic jams and stretching firefighting resources almost to the breaking point.

Continue reading “San Diego County fires: ‘It’s like a scene from Armageddon’”