ABC 7 – by David Kepler

ALBANY, N.Y. — Rejecting Syrian refugees would be akin to “conceding defeat of the American dream,” New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Tuesday in a sharply worded response to those urging him to keep the refugees out of the state.

Speaking at Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government, the Democratic governor said efforts to reduce the threat of terrorism must be balanced with America’s standing as a beacon for liberty and tolerance. He said the federal government has vowed to screen the refugees for links to terrorism.   Continue reading “Gov. Cuomo, Mayor De Blasio Declare Support for Accepting Syrian Refugees; De Blasio Slams Gov. Christie”

Courthouse News – by Jack Bouboushian

(CN) – The CIA and FBI properly searched for documents related to Sharif Mobley’s abduction and interrogation in Yemen, and found them classified, the D.C. Circuit ruled.

Sharif Mobley, a U.S. citizen abducted from the streets of Yemen’s capital Sana’a and imprisoned in 2010, sued the Department of Justice under the Freedom of Information Act to obtain records detailing his capture and detention on suspicion of murder.   Continue reading “CIA, FBI Need not Divulge More to Citizen Detainee”

ABC News

Republican presidential candidate Bobby Jindal has dropped out of the race for the White House, ending a campaign plagued by low polling numbers both nationally and in Iowa, where he had focused most of his 2016 bid.

“I am suspending my campaign for president of the United States,” the Louisiana Governor told Fox News’ Bret Baier. “The reality though is, they told me as a young child, Americans can do anything. I believed them then, I believe them now. But you know, this is not my time. I’ve come to the realization this is not my time.”   Continue reading “Bobby Jindal Drops Out of 2016 Republican Presidential Race”

ABC News

French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve confirmed that two people died in early morning police raids today targeting Abdelhamid Abaaoud, the suspected mastermind behind the Paris attacks.

Cellphone records and surveillance gathered since Friday’s attack led police to believe the alleged mastermind of the attacks may have been in an apartment in Saint-Denis, Paris prosecutor Francois Molins said today. He was not there.   Continue reading “Paris Attacks: 7 Arrested, 2 Dead in Paris Raid Targeting Attack Mastermind”

The Stream – by  Jonah Bennett

France made history by being the first country in the European Union to invoke the mutual defense clause following the brutal attacks in Paris.

The French defense minister Jean-Yves Le Drian invoked article 42.7 of the Treaty on European Union while in Brussels, USA Today reports.   Continue reading “France Just Became the First Country to Invoke the EU’s ‘Mutual Defense’ Clause”

KUOW – by Patricia Murphy

Tacoma, WA – Chinese soldiers have landed in Washington – but don’t be alarmed.

Eighty members of the People’s Liberation Army are in the state this week learning about disaster response. They’re working alongside troops from Joint Base Lewis McChord as well as personnel from the National Guard and state and federal agencies.   Continue reading “Historic First: Chinese Troops At JBLM For Disaster Relief Drills”

BATR – by James Hall

The political climate after the carnage in Paris has shifted the main stream media’s attention to terrorism, security concerns and foreigner migration, disguised as refugees. The climate change cultists are not under the same spotlight, before the blood flowed in the streets of the City of Light. Even the twisted attempt At Democratic Debate, Bernie Sanders Says Climate Change Helps Terrorism Spread, is not rejected out of hand.

“Sanders backed up his statement by mentioning what “the CIA says,” a likely reference to a July 2015 report from the U.S. Department of Defense that found “global climate change will aggravate problems such as poverty, social tensions, environmental degradation, ineffectual leadership and weak political institutions that threaten stability in a number of countries,” according to a news release.”   Continue reading “Bottom Line from the Paris Global Warming Summit”

Yahoo News

A Twitter account that seemingly ‘predicted’ the Paris terror attacks has made some people believe the whole thing was a conspiracy.

The @PZBooks account sent out a tweet on November 11 – two days before terrorists launched their deadly rampage across the French capital – that referenced the attacks and detailed how many had been killed.   Continue reading “Twitter Goes Into Meltdown After Discovering Account That ‘Predicted’ Paris Attacks”

The Free Thought Project – by John Vibes

Following the tragic terrorist attacks in Paris, France, much of the global media debate has been centered around immigration, with many people suggesting that the recent wave of refugees into Europe from the Middle East is responsible for the violence. However, all of the attackers who’ve had their identities confirmed thus far, are actually EU citizens.

While it was widely reported that passports of foreign nationals were found, one of those passports belonged to an Egyptian victim, while the other passport, alleged to be Syrian, was actually fake.   Continue reading “As States Turn Away Refugees – All Paris Attackers Identified So Far are EU Nationals”

RT

A friendly game between the German and Dutch national teams in Hannover has been cancelled, German media report, citing police sources. The stadium is being evacuated.

The match was cancelled due to “security reasons,” police told AFP.

The evacuation of the stadium is underway. Spectators that had already taken their places in the stands have been asked to leave the stadium via loudspeakers.   Continue reading “Germany-Netherlands football match in Hannover cancelled, stadium evacuated”

Liberty Blitzkrieg – by Michael Krieger

In time of actual war, great discretionary powers are constantly given to the Executive Magistrate. Constant apprehension of War, has the same tendency to render the head too large for the body. A standing military force, with an overgrown Executive will not long be safe companions to liberty. The means of defence against foreign danger, have been always the instruments of tyranny at home. Among the Romans it was a standing maxim to excite a war, whenever a revolt was apprehended. Throughout all Europe, the armies kept up under the pretext of defending, have enslaved the people.

– James Madison, Founding Father and 4th President of these United States   Continue reading “Meet the Institution Most Intent on Destroying American Freedom – (*Hint: It’s Not ISIS)”

Reuters

Federal agencies including the Department of Justice will announce on Tuesday criminal and civil actions related to unlawful advertising and sale of dietary supplements.

Shares of dietary supplement makers GNC Holdings Inc were down 24 percent in afternoon trading, while those of Vitamin Shoppe fell nearly 8 percent and Herbalife Ltd 2.5 percent.   Continue reading “DoJ to announce actions against dietary supplement makers”

RT

Israel wants to quash an arrest warrant prepared by a Spanish judge for Benjamin Netanyahu over the deadly 2010 IDF attack on the Gaza Freedom Flotilla that killed ten people.

The Israeli PM and six other former ministers would be arrested if they set foot on Spanish soil.   Continue reading “‘Provocation’: Israel outraged over Spain’s Netanyahu arrest warrant”

BuzzFeed

At a glance: Governors in more than two dozen states have spoken out against the Obama administration allowing additional Syrian refugees to be resettled in their states at this time. They are:

Continue reading “More Than Half Of U.S. Governors Say Syrian Refugees Not Welcome Now”