From the Trenches World Report
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The US military is flying surveillance drones as well as manned aircraft over Nigeria to help the search for more than 200 schoolgirls kidnapped by Islamist extremists, the Pentagon said Wednesday.
However, the data is not yet being shared with the Nigerians because Washington is still working out an agreement to govern the sharing of intelligence, Colonel Steven Warren told reporters. Continue reading “US flying drones over Nigeria in search for girls”
When asked if everything was under control regarding preparations for the Communist Party’s upcoming Chicago convention, John Bachtell, the event’s organizer, smiled and said, “Well it’s getting there.” “Lots of details,” he complained. “But it’s worth it.”
The party’s 30th national convention will be held June 12 to 15 on the campus of the University of Illinois at Chicago. Continue reading “Communists to convene in Chicago”
If you think that as a United States citizen you’re entitled to a trial by jury before the government can decide to kill you–– you’re wrong. During his stint as a lawyer at the Department of Justice, David Barron was able to manipulate constitutional law so as to legally justify killing American citizens with drone strikes. If you’re wondering what the justification for that is, that’s just too bad – the legal memos are classified. Sounds a little suspicious, doesn’t it? What’s even more suspicious is that now theObama Administration wants to appoint the lawyer who wrote the legal memos to become a high-ranking judge for life. Continue reading “Drone Lawyer: Kill a 16 Year-Old, Get a Promotion”
A May 7th solicitation by the U.S. Department of Agriculture seeks “the commercial acquisition of ballistic vests, compliant with NIJ 0101.06 for Level IIIA Ballistic Resistance of body armor.”
According to the solicitation, “The U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of Inspector General,” seeks “Body Armor [that] is gender specific, lightweight, [having] trauma plate/pad (hard or soft), [and] concealable carrier.” The order includes “tactical vest, undergarment (white), identification patches, accessories (6 pouches), body armor carry bag, and professional measurements.” Continue reading “Dept. of Agriculture Orders Ballistic Body Armor”
Springfield News-Leader – by Sarah Okeson
The police officer who shot and wounded a panhandler at a Walmart Neighborhood Market on Friday will be the subject of a criminal investigation.
There’s no indication the man shot was armed at any time. He was running away from the officer when shot, police have said. Court records indicate that the man has been diagnosed with mental illnesses including schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. Continue reading “Records: Unarmed man shot by police has mental illness”
Congressman Joe Garcia may have a tough go convincing voters he’s the man for the job during this year’s re-election campaign.
A live video of the Democratic Party’s distinguished gentleman from Florida’s 26th Congressional District happened to catch the freshman Representative picking the wax out of his ear. After a few moments Garcia can be seen eating said wax for a snack. Continue reading “Caught Live On C-Span: Congressman Picks His Ear Wax… And Eats It”
Two days ago Russia retaliated against US sanctions by banning the US from using the International Space Station after 2020, and by barring the use of Russian rockets as launch vehicles for US military satellites. Then, moments ago, a Russian Proton rocket, carrying Russia’s most advanced and powerful satellite on board, crashed on take off, during the activation of the third rocket stage some 9 minutes into the launch. Coincidence? Surely. Continue reading “Rocket Carrying Russia’s Most Advanced Communications Satellite Crashes During Take Off”
The Big Secret Behind the Spying Program
While many Americans understand why the NSA is conducting mass surveillance of U.S. citizens, some are still confused about what’s really going on.
In his new book, No Place to Hide, Glenn Greenwald writes: Continue reading “Spying Is Meant to Crush Citizens’ Dissent, Not Catch Terrorists”
I warned people years ago that this practice, that of seizing property without warrants or a hearing would lead to terrific abuses and would become “tax farming” and here we are, the feds and other agencies riding roughshod over people’s rights. Senator Harry “Filthy” Harry understands what this is all about when his BLM lapdogs moved in on the Bundy property, and yet, he calls the Bundy people domestic terrorists. And what is he?
GovtSlaves – by Barnini Chakraborty, Fox News
Motel owner Russell Caswell wasn’t expecting to find himself at the center of a national controversy when FBI agents came knocking on his door. Continue reading “Feds Using Civil Forfeiture To Seize Valuable Property”
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said today that the United States, as a country, “cannot prohibit a pathway to citizenship” for illegal aliens.
“As a country, we cannot, let me say, we cannot prohibit a path to citizenship,” Pelosi said Tuesday at the Peter G. Peterson Foundation annual economic summit in Washington, D.C. Continue reading “Pelosi on Illegals: ‘We Cannot Prohibit a Path to Citizenship’”
A federal judge Thursday upheld registration requirements that are part of the gun laws in the nation’s capital, approving of measures that make owners take a gun safety class, be photographed and fingerprinted and re-register their weapons every three years.
The city put the requirements in place after a landmark 2008 Supreme Court decision that ended a 32-year-old handgun ban in the District of Columbia. U.S. District Court Judge James Boasberg ruled that requirements the city put in place are constitutional. Continue reading “Judge upholds DC gun control law”
IntelNews – by JOSEPH FITSANAKIS
The supreme official of the United States Department of Defense has said he is “unaware of the facts” behind recent media reports that Israel is aggressively spying on America.
Chuck Hagel, a former Republican Senator who assumed the leadership of the Pentagon in 2013, is on a three-day official visit to Israel, where he is scheduled to hold meetings with Israeli military and security officials. He was responding to a question posed by an Israeli reporter about allegations, made by American newsmagazine Newsweek on Tuesday, that Israel’s spies “have gone too far” in targeting American interests. Continue reading “US Secretary of Defense ‘not aware’ of Israel spying on America”
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”
Space War
People’s World – by Joe Sims
RINF – by Medea Benjamin
Breitbart – by AWR Hawkins
SHTF Plan – by Mac Slavo
Zero Hedge – by Tyler Durden
Washington’s Blog
CNS News- by Penny Starr
Fox News
Reuters