Yahoo News

Washington (AFP) – America’s use of drones to kill suspected jihadists around the world is driving hatred toward the United States and causing further radicalization, four former airmen have said.

In an open letter to President Barack Obama, Defense Secretary Ashton Carter and CIA Director John Brennan, the four former drone operators said they were involved in the killing of innocent civilians, and had gone on to suffer Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.   Continue reading ““Cowardly murder”: Ex-drone operators speak out about their jobs”

Exit and Support Network – by H. Michael Sweeney

Built upon Thirteen Techniques for Truth Suppression by David Martin, the following may be useful to the initiate in the world of dealing with veiled and half-truth, lies, and suppression of truth when serious crimes are studied in public forums. This, sadly, includes every day news media, one of the worst offenders with respect to being a source of disinformation. Where the crime involves a conspiracy, or a conspiracy to cover up the crime, there will invariably be a disinformation campaign launched against those seeking to uncover and expose the truth and/or the conspiracy. There are specific tactics which disinfo artists tend to apply, as revealed here. Also included with this material are seven common traits of the disinfo artist which may also prove useful in identifying players and motives. The more a particular party fits the traits and is guilty of following the rules, the more likely they are a professional disinfo artist with a vested motive. People can be bought, threatened, or blackmailed into providing disinformation, so even “good guys” can be suspect in many cases.   Continue reading “Twenty-Five Ways To Suppress Truth: The Rules of Disinformation”

New York Times – by Peter Baker

WASHINGTON — Jonathan J. Pollard, the American convicted of spying on behalf of Israel, will walk out of prison on Friday after 30 years, but the Obama administration has no plans to let him leave the country and move to Israel as he has requested.

Mr. Pollard, who as a Navy intelligence analyst passed classified documents to Israeli handlers, was due to be released from a federal prison in Butner, N.C., after receiving parole on a life sentence, ending a long imprisonment that has been a constant irritant in relations between the United States and Israel.   Continue reading “After 30 Years in Prison, Jonathan Pollard to Be Freed — but Not to Israel”

Salon – by JARED FLANERY AND BEN NORTON

The State Department devoted itself to, in its own words, “deferring” U.N. action on Israeli war crimes, “reframing the debate” about the atrocities, and “moving away from the U.N.”, according to numerous emails from former Secretary of State HillaryClinton. The messages, some of which are written by high-level State Department officials, expose the role of the U.S. government in undermining the international response to the 2009 United Nations Fact-Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict, also known as the Goldstone Report — which the U.S. admitted was only “moderate,” but still opposed.   Continue reading “Deferring Justice: Clinton emails show how State Dept. undermined U.N. action on Israeli war crimes”

Stephen Lendman

Netanyahu is taking full advantage of the Paris false flag his government likely was involved in orchestrating.

He and fascist coalition partners are waging terror war on Palestinians, blaming victims like they always do – and now equating defenseless Palestinian men, women, youths and children to ISIS, his latest despicable claim most gullible Israelis likely believe.   Continue reading “Netanyahu Equates Heroic Palestinian Resistance to ISIS Terrorism”

Bearing Arms – by Bob Owens

I’ve heard of the “one riot, one Ranger” lore in Texas, but there are apparently some “regular Joe” Texans who are cut from the same cloth.

A man in Harris County who was out for a late night walk saw that his neighbor was under attack by a home invasion crew of 4-8 men, pulled his concealed weapon, and went right after them.   Continue reading “Concealed Carrier Attacks, Overwhelms Home Invasion Crew In Texas”

Personal Liberty

Not even a week has passed since the Paris terror attacks, but Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) is wasting no time in calling for new spy powers that would allow the government access to the encryption-protected cellphone of every American who owns one.

Never mind the fact that you don’t need an encrypted device to coordinate your mass killing spree.   Continue reading “McCain can’t wait to see what’s on your cellphone”

RT

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump says the Paris terror attacks mean that “we’re going to have to do certain things that were frankly unthinkable a year ago” in the US, including creating databases of Muslims and closely monitoring mosques.

Trump said he is concerned about the large Muslim population in the United States, and that, if he had his way, there would be increased surveillance, including warrantless searches, of American Muslims.   Continue reading “Trump hints at deep surveillance, special IDs for Muslims”

ABC News 7

DOWNEY, Calif. (KABC) — A Downey police officer whose body was found in the west parking lot of the Downey Police Department Wednesday night was killed in a botched robbery attempt, according to Lt. John Corina.

Ricardo “Ricky” Galvez, 29, of Whittier, was found dead inside his own car at the end of his shift in the 10900 block of Brookshire Avenue shortly after 11 p.m.   Continue reading “Downey officer shot to death at station parking lot in botched robbery attempt”

Sent to us by Tracer.

Just wanted to give you an update on the census worker nonsense I’m dealing with.

Two days ago I needed paperclips so I loaded up the American Bulldog and Boxer and off we went. As I was pulling up to park, one car over and to the left of me was a silver car that was backed in with a female inside. I thought it looked familiar so I looked down at the plates and noticed they were the plates of the dreaded census worker! I proceeded into the store and got my paperclips and looked for a no trespassing sign, (they didn’t have any).   Continue reading “Census Worker Harassment Update”

The Wall Will Fall – by Vanessa Beeley

On the 13th November 2015 during the Paris attacks, 4.1 million people submitted their personal details to the Facebook Safety App, 360 million people received Facebook messages reassuring them of their friends and family’s safety. This information may well have been deposited into an Israeli intelligence bank.

Paris 13/11 aftershocks.

As the dust settles and the pall of grief envelops the scenes of the 13/11 Paris attacks, information begins to seep through the inevitable cracks in the mainstream media, security apparatus narrative.   Continue reading “Paris 13/11: Operation Gladio?”

USA Today – by Erin Kelly

WASHINGTON — The House passed a bill Thursday to halt the admission of Syrian refugees into the U.S. until they undergo the toughest vetting process ever developed for people fleeing a war-torn nation.

The legislation, passed by a vote of 289-137, was rushed through in response to last week’s terrorist attacks in Paris. One of the terrorists is believed to have entered Europe through Greece with a group of Syrian refugees, sparking calls by congressional leaders to “pause” the flow of refugees into the U.S. from Syria and Iraq.   Continue reading “House passes bill to bar Syrian refugees from U.S. without more vetting”

Huston Chronicle – by Cindy George

A federal judge presiding over the Sandra Bland civil lawsuit has given the City of Prairie View, which is not a defendant in the case, seven weeks to turn over records.

A Prairie View police officer transported Bland from the site of a July 10 traffic stop to the Waller County jail, where the 28-year-old was found dead in her cell three days later. An autopsy by the Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences ruled the death a suicide by hanging.   Continue reading “Federal judge orders Sandra Bland documents to be produced”