In this photo released on June 14, 2014 militants of the so-called Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) execute dozens of captured Iraqi security forces members at an unknown location in the Salaheddin Province. Press TV

Even the most cursory reading of history immediately reveals that imperial powers are free, if not uniquely entitled, to engage in massive crimes against humanity without fear of retribution or legal punishment. 

Examples of this essential truth abound. So Belgian killers likely were not deterred from expanding their genocidal campaign in the Congo out of fear of legal action from the Congolese. British imperialists gave no thought to the idea of Indians bringing English generals to trial for their acts of mass murder and French colonialists intensified their economic exploitation of Haiti, secure in the belief that their brutal deeds would go unpunished. In fact, in the case of Haiti the only “crime” punished was when Haiti’s slave population liberated themselves, an act of disobedience for which the island’s inhabitants were subjected to harsh indemnity payments.

Continue reading “Beyond ISIL: Washington, Iraq and legacy of elite immunity”

food sauerkraut fermented 263x164 Eating Fermented Foods to Boost the Immune & Digestive SystemNatural Society – by Elizabeth Renter

Most people recognize the many health benefits of eating vegetables. From clearing your plate of green beans at the dinner table as a child to loading up on raw veggies at a salad bar, the benefits are well-known and widely accepted. But fewer people know how fermented vegetables can improve their health – and improve your health they can!

Commonly known fermented veggies include sauerkraut and miso. But you can ferment a wide variety of vegetables for health.   Continue reading “Eating Fermented Foods to Boost the Immune & Digestive System”

Reason – by Peter Suderman

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) said it can’t provide emails sent between 2009 and 2011 that were requested by congressional investigators because of hard drive crashes.

The agency said that emails stored on dead drives were lost forever because its email backup tapes were recycled every six months, and employees were responsible for keeping their own long-term archives.    Continue reading “The IRS Had a Contract With an Email Backup Company”

New York Times – by Ashley Parker

WASHINGTON — The House Ethics Committee on Friday ordered Representative Don Young, Republican of Alaska, to pay a fine of almost $60,000 for using campaign money for personal purposes and for accepting “impermissible gifts.”

After a 14-month investigation that examined 25 trips that Mr. Young took between 2001 and 2013, the committee found that 15 of those trips — to hunting lodges with his family and staff — were “inappropriate.” It also found that Mr. Young, 81, had failed to report certain gifts on his financial disclosure forms.   Continue reading “House Ethics Panel Orders Alaska Republican to Pay Fine”

Hub Pages

As per observations in the third month of the year 2013, Forbes magazine reports that the number of billionaires has reached a high of 1,426 individuals worth a sum total of $5.4 trillion, with USA carrying the lion’s share of 442 and Asia following closely with 386 rich men and women.

The top five in the list of the very rich include the 73 year old $73 billion Mexican telecoms mogul, Carlos Slim Helu. Carlos is followed by the 57 year old $67 billion Microsoft computer philanthropist American, Bill Gates. The 76 year old Amancio Ortega in Spain comes third with his $57 billion Zara empire. Continue reading “The World’s Richest People and How They Spend Their Money”

00z0z_ha8Fa6vPniP_600x450I sent this in to Henry, but in the few hours meantime the Craigslist ad had been removed. Is it a false, false flag, with the ad intended for diversion? I cannot know, but since the ad has been removed in such a timely manner, it deserves a heads up to all in Houston, particularly Trenchers, and especially to those intending to attend the July 4th downtown (Eleanor Tinsley Park) celebration with its expected attendance of 100,000.

I did not save the ad from http://houston.craigslist.org/tlg/4501039849.html, but cathinfo.com did:   Continue reading “Government Emergency Drill Houston July 4th”

Reposted as a reminder.

Craigslist Atlanta

Compensation: $100/day

Government contractor is seeking several individuals to act as role players in the simulation of a “mass casualty exercise”. Role players will participate in an exercise that will replicate civilians in the area that have been injured during a large scale disaster. Role players will be medically treated at one of many triage centers setup for the simulation as a training exercise for medical units to evaluate civilians who have been injured during a disaster. Continue reading “Role Players for Military Mock Simulated Disaster (Atlanta)”

Freedom Outpost – by Bradlee Dean

Over the last couple weeks I have been glued to the true story “The Lone Survivor,” where four of America’s finest Navy SEALs of “Operation Red Wings” were sent to do some reconnaissance concerning terrorists in Afghanistan.

Right from the start it seemed very clear that the special op was cursed. All the way from herdsman coming directly into their particular position where they were discovered (they could not terminate the compromise of being discovered because of Rules of Engagement), to being surrounded by 200 Taliban while they were waiting and expecting to be extracted but could not (their radio signal was too weak to reach headquarters). Then there was the downing of two Chinook helicopters (two apache helicopters would have given them cover, but they were grounded). All circumstances around this operation seem very strange both from within and from without. Tragically, three of the four SEALs were killed. What began to catch my attention was when Marcus Luttrell said about the enemy, “They knew exactly where we were.”   Continue reading “The New World Order & The ‘Order Out of Chaos’ Globalists”

Drought reportLA Times – by Caitlen Owens

California’s drought conditions have worsened over the past week with the percentage of the state suffering from the highest category increasing, the National Weather Service said Thursday.

“Exceptional” drought conditions have spread in Central California since a week ago, weather officials said. Areas in Northern California have also moved into this category since last week, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor.   Continue reading “California’s drought getting even worse, experts say”

Wall Street Journal – by LUKAS I. ALPERT and WILLIAM MAULDIN

Ukraine’s new president declared a one-week cease-fire Friday in the fight to put down a pro-Russia rebellion, starting a process the West hopes will pressure Moscow to rein in separatists it has been accused of supplying with weaponry.

The Kremlin responded coolly, however, calling the cease-fire an ultimatum rather than an invitation to talk. “The plan is missing the key element—a proposal to start negotiations,” it said in a statement.   Continue reading “Ukraine Declares One-Week Cease-Fire in Fight With Pro-Russia Rebels”

Yahoo News – by Erica Werner

WASHINGTON (AP) — The leader of the U.S. House of Representatives urged President Barack Obama on Friday to send troops to the Mexican border to help deal with the surge of unaccompanied minors from Central America, calling it a “national security and humanitarian crisis.”

In a letter to the president, Speaker John Boehner blamed Obama administration policies for the huge increase in children making their way here from Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras, and said the president must act.   Continue reading “Boehner urges military help for border crisis”

Mike Malloy: Fan of the Second Amendment and Law Enforcement.Bearing Arms – by Bob Owens

Atlanta-based left-wing radical talk show host Mike Malloy says that if he sees a long gun open carrier, he’s going to do everything in his power to cause a panicked andpotentially deadly police response:

I guess what I’ll do if I’m ever in that situation and I see one of these half-witted yahoos walking in with a weapon, high-caliber rifle like that, I’ll just put on a berserk act.I will just start screaming Gun! Gun! Gun! Watch out, everybody hit the deck! Guns! Guns! Everybody! And then dial 911 and I will say, shots fired, which will bring every g**-damned cop within 15 miles. And then the half-wits with the long guns are going to panic and they’re going to run out of the store and if that rifle isn’t shouldered properly, the cop is going to take a look at that and put a bullet right in their forehead.

Continue reading “This Deranged Radio Show Host Wants To Trick Police Into Killing Open Carrier Protesters”

The Right Scoop

Murray Energy CEO Robert Murray says he is scared to death for this country, for poor people, those who live on fixed incomes and for people who are retiring.

Murray says Obama is illegally using the EPA and the Clean Air Act to take over the US Electric Power Grid and in the process he’s destroying low-cost energy.   Continue reading “Energy CEO says Obama DESTROYING low-cost energy with EPA”