Year: 2015

RT

US Secretary of State John Kerry is planning a trip to Sochi on Tuesday, where he is expected to meet Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. The three men are to discuss the situation in Ukraine, Yemen, Iraq and Syria.

The trip has been confirmed by Russian and US officials.

“This trip is part of our ongoing effort to maintain direct lines of communication with senior Russian officials and to ensure US views are clearly conveyed,” State Department spokeswoman Marie Harf said in a written statement.   Continue reading “US Secretary of State Kerry traveling to Russia, set to meet Lavrov”

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The Guardian – by Jo Tuckman, May 4, 2015

Mexico has declared an all-out offensive against the relatively new drug cartel which shot down an army helicopter during a weekend of coordinated attacks across the western state of Jalisco which prompted fresh concerns over the latest escalation of the country’s drug wars.

Six soldiers were killed when gunmen from the New Generation Jalisco Cartel used a rocket-propelled grenade to bring down an army helicopter that was pursuing a cartel convoy on Friday, the national security commissioner, Monte Alejandro Rubido, told Televisa.   Continue reading “Mexico declares all-out war after rising drug cartel downs military helicopter”

Cop Block

A high profile investigation of former Pasco, WA PD Officer Richard Aguirre, for sexual assault, has currently become an even more monumental issue for the Pasco PD. There is now DNA evidence, as well as other pertinent information gathered by the Spokane, WA PD, who are investigating the current charges. Investigators now say that answers are coming in from the murder of 27-year-old Ruby Doss in 1986, answers stemming directly from Aguirre’s 2014 sexual assault charges. It all leads back to Aguirre.   Continue reading “Former Pasco Officer Tied to Sexual Assault Now Linked to “Cold Case” Murder”

The Detroit News – by George Hunter and Louis Aguilar

Detroit — State Sen. Virgil Smith was in police custody Sunday after gunshots were fired at a vehicle outside his home early that morning, according to a police source who asked not to be identified.

Smith, 35, was taken into custody at about noon Sunday, the source said.

More than one blast from a shotgun was fired at a 2015 Mercedes-Benz outside Smith’s home on Wexford Street on Detroit’s north side around 1 a.m., Detroit Police Chief James Craig confirmed.   Continue reading “State Sen. Smith held in shooting at car”

The Organic Prepper

Looking for a good series to read this summer? I’m here to hook you up!

I really love a good prepping/survival story and sometimes a good one can be tough to come by. There are those excellent classic survival books like One Second After and Alas Babylon that pretty much spoil you for lesser prepper fiction.   Continue reading “Book Review: A. American’s Survivalist Series”

RT

A Turkish dry cargo ship has been attacked near the Libyan port city of Tobruk, the Foreign Ministry in Ankara says. A ship officer was killed and several crew members injured.

The incident took place Sunday night. The ship was first shelled from the shore as it was approaching the area, the Turkish ministry said Monday. It was then attacked twice from the air as it was trying to leave the area.    Continue reading “Turkish ship shelled off Libya coast, officer killed, several crew injured”

Mail.com

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Four of the nearly 50 self-driving cars now rolling around California have gotten into accidents since September, when the state began issuing permits for companies to test them on public roads.

Two accidents happened while the cars were in control; in the other two, the person who still must be behind the wheel was driving, a person familiar with the accident reports told The Associated Press.   Continue reading “Self-driving cars getting dinged in California”

Mail.com

SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Shiite rebels in Yemen claimed Monday to have shot down a Moroccan F-16 fighter jet taking part in a Saudi-led coalition targeting them and their allies, just a day before a five-day humanitarian cease-fire was set to begin.

Morocco’s military, however, only would say that the jet had gone missing around 6 p.m. (1500 GMT, 11 a.m. EDT) Sunday. The purported downing of the jet fighter came as a Saudi-owned news channel, al-Hadath, aired live footage of tanks and armored personnel carriers loaded onto giant trucks, saying they were part of a “strike force” deploying to the kingdom’s border with Yemen. There have been no signs to suggest that a ground offensive was imminent, although the coalition has not ruled one out.   Continue reading “Moroccan warplane apparently downed before Yemen cease-fire”

Mail.com

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s public health system has suspended infant vaccines and mounted an investigation after two babies died and 29 were sickened in an impoverished community in southern Mexico.

Six of the 29 babies are in grave condition after receiving vaccinations for tuberculosis, rotovirus and Hepatitis B, which are generally administered between 0 and 6 months, according to a national schedule. The cause of the adverse reactions is not known, the Mexican Institute for Social Security said Sunday.   Continue reading “2 babies die, 29 sickened from bad vaccines in south Mexico”

MassPrivateI

DHS Secretary Jeh Johnson said Sunday that the United States is facing a new era in which a lone-wolf terrorist could “strike at any moment.”

Keeping the American public in fear is what It’s all about. We can’t have DHS/police budgets dry up right Mr. Johnson?    Continue reading “DHS latest attempt to keep the public in fear, claim lone-wolf attacks could happen any day now”

ABC News

At least 10 adults are unaccounted for after a possible tornado hit the East Texas town of Van, injuring more than two dozen people.

Van Zandt County Fire Marshal Chuck Allen said Monday that 26 people were transported to hospitals by emergency personnel. Allen says an unknown number of others went by private vehicle for care after Sunday night’s storm.

He had no further details on the 10 missing people in Van, a town of about 2,600 located 70 miles southeast of Dallas.   Continue reading “The Latest on Severe Weather: at Least 10 Unaccounted For”

The Hacker News – by Mohit Kumar

USBkill — A new program that once activated, will instantly disable the laptop or computer if there is any activity on USB port.

Hey Wait, don’t compare USBkill with the USB Killer stick that destroy sensitive components of a computer when plugged-in.   Continue reading “USBKill — Code That Kills Computers Before Law Enforcement Examine It”

Grace Through Faith – by Jack Kelley

For the secret power of lawlessness is already at work; but the one who now holds it back will continue to do so till he is taken out of the way (2 Thes 2:7).

The number of emails I receive from people who are discouraged, frustrated, even despondent, is steadily increasing. They point to current conditions in the world and wonder how much worse things can get.   Continue reading “The Ascendancy Of Evil”

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SPRINGFIELD – Illinois State Police officials have announced that the Federal Aviation Administration has authorized the use of drones by the ISP to conduct unmanned aircraft system missions throughout the state.

Officials say drones will be used to enhance the documentation of traffic crash scenes and crime scenes.  Authorities say the ISP has developed this program over the last two years in order to ensure safety and compliance with FAA and statutory requirements.   Continue reading “FAA approves Illinois State Police unmanned aircraft program”

Israel Defense – by Ami Rojkes Dombe

According to a publication on Channel 9, IAI’s Searcher II UAV was shot down by Ukrainian forces over Donbass. According to the report, the drone was purchased by Russia five years ago.

The findings from the event was transferred to the Aerorazvedka Ukraine Unit, which operates drones for Ukraine, and one of its officers is a former Israeli named Nathan Hazin. According to him, the drone was equipped with an aerial photography payload. Hazin says the Russian government purchased the UAV, and that the likelihood that Separatists bought it directly from Israel is zero. “This is an evidence of direct intervention by the Russian government in the fighting,” says Hazin.

Continue reading “Report: Israeli-made Russian drone was shot down in Ukraine”