Month: August 2014

Zero Hedge 

With the world’s attention focused on the ongoing death and destruction in Gaza most have forgotten that just two months ago a vicious Al-Qaeda spinoff, after taking over the north of Iraq and a third of Syria’s territory including its oil production facilities, proclaimed the creation of an Islamic State caliphate a few hundred kilometers north of Baghdad. The reason why the ISIS story fell off the front pages is that while the jihadists were consolidating their power in the caliphate region, it was believed that they have no chance of advancing onto Baghdad and the energy-rich Iraq regions south of Baghdad (and thus have little impact on the price of Brent). And yet there was one major “weakest link” – recall that a month ago we reported that “Baghdad May Lose Its Drinking Water As ISIS Approaches Dam“, an outcome which would put Iraq’s capital, and its 8 million residents, at the mercy of ISIS.    Continue reading “ISIS Captures Iraq’s Biggest Dam: Baghdad Water Supply In Jeopardy”

The New York Times – by James Barron

Jeremiah Johnson was flying his battery-powered drone above a park in Brooklyn on a recent weekend when he saw something in the distance.

Faster than you could say “speeding quadcopter,” Mr. Johnson, a design technologist, realized it was a small, remote-controlled aircraft just like his — and it was only about 150 feet away. “We were eyeing each other,” he said, “sizing each other up.”

Not long ago, drones were a relatively rare sight over New York City, usually piloted by photographers. But now drones are soaring as never before, deployed more and more by those who just love gadgets, as new models come on the market at lower and lower prices.   Continue reading “Drones Outpacing Rules as Popularity Soars in New York”

WND – by John Aman

High-school history teachers nationwide will give their top students a dark retelling of U.S. history this fall, courtesy of the College Board, a nonprofit college readiness firm led by Common Core architect David Coleman.

The College Board – which administers AP (advanced placement) courses and tests – is rolling out a revised curriculum framework for AP U.S. history, offering the 450,000 students who take AP U.S. history classes a hero-free account of America’s deeply stained past.   Continue reading “U.S. history takes drastic left turn this fall”

Yahoo News – by Julie Bort

Houston Metro Detective David Nettles.

A Houston man has been arrested after Google sent a tip to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children saying the man had explicit images of a child in his email, according to Houston police.

The man was a registered sex offender, convicted of sexually assaulting a child in 1994, reports Tim Wetzel at KHOU Channel 11 News in Houston.   Continue reading “Did Google Go Too Far?”

Armstrong Economics – by Martin Armstrong

In the Cycles of War conference, I examined the facts history has left behind for the excuse to start war. Here is the advertisement placed in the NY newspapers by the Germans warning people not to sail on the Lusitania. In the face of truth, the government and the press willingly transformed that incident into German aggression that was inhuman, The US was violating its neutral position sending arms to Britain using passengers as cover.

In order to justify war, the number one ploy is to always transform yourself into a victim and the target into the aggressor. This is the common theme to begin every war. It is WHY we must ALWAYS look closely at the real evidence. If you analyze history dissecting everything very carefully, you will realize that this is not something new, but has been used for thousands of years. Continue reading “Lies & War”

Press TV

An Egyptian-brokered 72-hour ceasefire broke down Friday within two hours of taking effect when Israeli forces shelled central and southern parts of the Gaza Strip, killing dozens of Palestinians.      Continue reading “Netanyahu tells US ‘not to ever second guess me again’”

Breitbart – by Michelle Moons

A great deal of attention has been focused in recent months on the surge of illegal aliens, particularly unaccompanied alien children (UAC), through the southwest border of the United States. However, a federal Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) fact sheet points to the fact that a large number of male teens have been arriving in exponentially increasing numbers for several years.

According to an HHS Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) fact sheet, “Most [illegal aliens] are over 14 and approximately three quarters of them are boys.” In addition, there has been a steady upward trend in the number of UAC’s entering the country since at least 2012. The number “jumped dramatically” in fiscal year 2012, almost doubling to a total of 13,625 served by ORR. That number nearly doubled again from FY2012 to FY2013 as the ORR saw “24,668 UAC referrals from DHS” for FY2013.    Continue reading “HHS: Teen Males Majority of Illegal Aliens For Years”

Breitbart – by ILDEFONSO ORTIZ

MCALLEN, Texas–Starr County investigators continue to work the scene of a shooting where a grenade was found in an area just west of Rio Grande City along the Texas-Mexico border.

Shortly after 6 a.m. authorities responded to an area near the intersection of Alvarez Road and Rosario Street for a shooting with multiple victims. Sources close to the investigation told Breitbert Texas that the shooting left three men dead who are suspected of being tied to drug smuggling in the area. Starr County Sheriff Larry Fuentes confirmed that his department was investigating a shooting and that it was a very complex investigation. The sheriff’s office told Breitbart Texas that the incident was a triple homicide, and that one of the victims had been rushed to the hospital where he later died.    Continue reading “Gernade Found Near Scene of Shooting Along Texas-Mexico Border”

Breitbart – by Tony Lee

Texas Governor Rick Perry said a record number of illegal immigrants from Syria, Pakistan and Afghanistan have been apprehended at the U.S.-Mexico border.

On Sunday’s  State of the Union on CNN, Perry said the “historic record highs” of individuals from “countries that have substantial terrorist ties” threaten America’s national security.    Continue reading “Rick Perry: Record Number of Illegals from Syria, Pakistan, Afghanistan Being Caught at Border”

Yahoo News – by Rich McKay

ATLANTA (Reuters) – An American doctor stricken with the deadly Ebola virus while in Liberia and brought to the United States for treatment in a special isolation ward is improving, the top U.S. health official said on Sunday.

Dr Kent Brantly was able to walk, with help, from an ambulance after he was flown on Saturday to Atlanta, where he is being treated by infectious disease specialists at Emory University Hospital.   Continue reading “U.S. doctor stricken with Ebola said to be improving”