Wall Street Journal – by ALI A. NABHAN And MATT BRADLEY

BAGHDAD—Al Qaeda-inspired militants seized control of Iraq’s second-largest city on Tuesday in a brazen military operation that underscored the weakness of the Baghdad government across vast swaths of the country.

Hours after government forces fled Mosul in disarray following four days of fighting, Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki declared a nationwide “state of maximum preparedness” but didn’t indicate whether government forces were mobilizing to retake the Iraqi city, 220 miles north of the capital Baghdad.   Continue reading “Militants Overrun Iraq’s Second-Largest City As Government Forces Flee”

Dozens of police and sheriff's units converge on Reynolds High School in Troutdale, Ore. following reports of a shooting at the school. (KOIN 6)KOIN 6 News

Update: TROUTDALE, Ore. (KOIN 6) — A gunman and one Reynolds High School student are confirmed dead following a shooting inside the Troutdale school.

Law enforcement officials offered few other details concerning the shooting during a 10 a.m. media update, but offered condolences and praising students and staff for prompt, organized reactions.   Continue reading “Student, shooter dead at Reynolds High School, Troutdale, Oregon”

right wing extremistsThe Organic Prepper

It’s interesting to step over to the dark side sometimes and read the “liberal” perspective on current events. I stumbled across a perfect example of liberal bias this morning when I read an article on a website called “Truthout”.  The author was reflecting on the Las Vegas shooting and an incident in Georgia that also took place this weekend.   Continue reading “I’m a terrorist…You’re a terrorist….Hey! We’re all right wing extremist terrorists!”

Unkonwn KillerAmmoLand

Canada – -(Ammoland.com)- With the announcement by Sun News Network to stop bestowing notoriety on persons accused of mass murder, the Canadian media are showing signs of maturation and public responsibility.

It goes against the grain for a news agency to intentionally withhold information during major events like mass murder. Kudos to Sun News for adopting a policy for the greater good.  

Continue reading “Kudos To Media That Refuse To Make Mass Killers Famous”

The Telegraph – by Johnny Clark

 — A Georgia consortium is poised to be a leader in unmanned aerial vehicle technologies for farming.

A statewide working group that includes state and federal government, industry and academia, has been working since 2009 to develop a type of drone that can save a farmer’s time and resources during the growing season.   Continue reading “Unmanned aerial vehicles are flying to the farm”

The Daily Sheeple – by Melissa Melton

The mainstream media is officially having a full-on field day with the Vegas shooters’ online postings, demonizing the patriot movement and basically anyone critical of the government.

In case you haven’t seen the news, the main report is that 31-year-old Jerad Miller and his 22-year-old wife Amanda shot two police in cold blood at a Las Vegas CiCi’s Pizza, left a Gadsen “Don’t Tread on Me” flag on one cop’s body and a Nazi swastika on the other’s before heading over to the Walmart across the street and yelling about how the revolution had begun.   Continue reading “Critical of the Gov’t? Pro Liberty? Pro Gun? Get Ready to Be Lumped in with the Vegas Shooters”

shockedSilver Doctors

In Part 2 of his most EXPLOSIVE interview everHat Trick Letter editor Jim Willie was on fire, dropping numerous new BOMBSHELLS for SD listeners:

  • Dead Petro-Dollar Event Coming– Saudis set to announce the acceptance of ANY CURRENCY for oil, ALL OPEC Nations to Follow!!
  • US Economy in Free-fall- stark evidence screaming full collapse ahead as monetary velocity plunges to 20 year lows!

Continue reading “Jim Willie: Japan, Saudis, & Germany Will Turn Against US, Join Russian Alliance”

An Oklahoma company has designed a bullet-resistant blanket that's designed to protect children and teachers in the event of a school shooting.BuzzFeed – by Tasneem Nashrulla

The Bodyguard Blanket, made by ProTecht, is a bulletproof 5/16-inch pad that the company says is made from the same materials used by the U.S. military.

Steve Walker, a podiatrist who conceptualized the blanket, told The Oklahoman that the idea came to him after two tragedies: the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School, and the tornadoes in Oklahoma. He said the idea was to “stop that blunt-force trauma when that rubble is falling down on a child.”

Continue reading “A Company Has Designed A Bulletproof Blanket To Protect Kids During School Shootings”

A Second American Revolution Is Now InevitablePersonal Liberty Digest – by Brandon Smith

Just a couple days ago, two armed assailants, a married couple purported by the mainstream media to be “white supremacists” and “conspiracy theorists,”ambushed two police officers at a CiCi’s Pizza in Las Vegas, killing the officers and one bystander after screaming, “This is a revolution!” The suspects then reportedly covered one officer’s body with a Gadsden Don’t Tread On Me flag and then fled to a Walmart, where they committed suicide. Yes, it reads like a Southern Poverty Law Center fantasy story; and in many ways, it is.

As I write this, the MSM has not officially blamed any particular scapegoat group or political organization. But I suspect that they will follow the pattern they have always followed, which is to equate the actions of one or two psychotics with the beliefs and principles of the liberty movement in general.   Continue reading “A Second American Revolution Is Now Inevitable”

Cheese Underground

A sense of disbelief and distress is quickly rippling through the U.S. artisan cheese community, as the federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) this week announced it will not permit American cheesemakers to age cheese on wooden boards.

Recently, the FDA inspected several New York state cheesemakers and cited them for using wooden surfaces to age their cheeses. The New York State Department of Agriculture & Markets’ Division of Milk Control and Dairy Services, which (like most every state in the U.S., including Wisconsin), has allowed this practice, reached out to FDA for clarification on the issue. A response was provided by Monica Metz, Branch Chief of FDA’s Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition’s (CFSAN) Dairy and Egg Branch. Continue reading “Game Changer: FDA Rules No Wooden Boards in Cheese Aging”

Yahoo News – by RAHIM FAIEZ

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Five Americans troops were killed in an apparent friendly fire incident in southern Afghanistan, a U.S. defense official said Tuesday, in one of the worst such incidents involving United States or coalition troops since the start of the nearly 14 year war.

The official insisted on anonymity because he was not authorized to speak publicly to journalists.   Continue reading “5 US troops killed by friendly fire in Afghanistan”

Private_securitySent to us by a reader.

2005: At the Height of the Iraqi War:
• 20,000: number of non-Iraqi security contractors
Of these, 5-6,000 were British, American, South African, Russian or European; another 12,000 are from Third World countries, such as Fiji, Colombia, Sri Lanka, and India.
• 15,000 Iraqi security contractors
Most were hired mainly by the British security firm Erinys to guard Iraq’s oil infrastructure. Continue reading “Have Guns, Will Travel
: The Big Money World of Private Security”

MassPrivateI

The U.S. Treasury Department said it sets limits while allowing the nation’s intelligence agencies to access reports that banks file on suspicious or large money moves by customers, including information about Americans. 

Sets limits? The NSAIRS & the FBI have access to our financial records. Continue reading “The U.S. Treasury dept. & other agencies are spying on our banking records”

Bionic Mosquito

If the title sounds repetitive to recent posts…it is; continuing my thread of musings about the changing (or not changing) world of power-elite struggles….

What if Kerry’s offer to Syria regarding the chemical weapons was no gaffe?

What if Obama’s backing down on Syria was the desired outcome?   Continue reading “The Purposeful Demise of Empire”

Image from adoptionrightsalliance.comRT News

Over 2,000 care-home kids were secretly vaccinated against diphtheria in the 1930s in medical trials undertaken by international drugs giant Burroughs Wellcome, Irish media reveal. Among the testing sites was a recently discovered mass grave.

The medical records cited by the Irish Daily Mail show that some 2,051 children and babies across several Irish care homes may have been subjected to the practice.    Continue reading “Revealed: Thousands of Irish orphans were used as ‘drug guinea pigs’”

Local residents react as they stand near destroyed houses and vehicles after what locals say was overnight shelling by Ukrainian forces, in the eastern Ukrainian town of Slaviansk June 9, 2014 (Reuters / Gleb Garanich)RT News

Despite President Poroshenko intention to bring about a ceasefire, Kiev’s relentless military operation in the country’s east is intensifying. Slavyansk has become one of the main targets of artillery attacks, amateur videos filmed in the area show.

We must reach a ceasefire this week. Each day when people are dying, each day when Ukraine pays such a high price is unacceptable for me,” newly sworn-in President Petro Poroshenko said on June 8 after trilateral talks on eastern Ukraine with Russian and OSCE representatives.   Continue reading “E. Ukraine warzone: Demolished houses, fires after heavy shelling”