Year: 2015

US News – by Fehim Taştekin, Al-Monitor

Secret official documents about the searching of three trucks belonging to Turkey’s national intelligence service (MIT) have been leaked online, once again corroborating suspicions that Ankara has not been playing a clean game in Syria. According to the authenticated documents, the trucks were found to be transporting missiles, mortars and anti-aircraft ammunition. The Gendarmerie General Command, which authored the reports, alleged, “The trucks were carrying weapons and supplies to the al-Qaeda terror organization.” But Turkish readers could not see the documents in the news bulletins and newspapers that shared them, because the government immediately obtained a court injunction banning all reporting about the affair.   Continue reading “Turkish Military Says MIT Shipped Weapons to al-Qaeda”

CNN – by Jose Pagliery

19,000 French civilian websites are under attack by hackers, according to France’s head of cyberdefense.

The scope of attacks is unprecedented, Rear Admiral Arnaud Coustillière said at a press conference Thursday.

The French Defense Ministry and ANSSI, that country’s version of the NSA, confirmed to CNNMoney that they have monitored a large wave of cyberattacks on all sorts of French websites.   Continue reading “19,000 French websites under attack”

Straight Forward in a Crazy World

You always hate those situations where you know that if it goes bad, it will go bad in a big way, all the while knowing that you have to appear incapable of being able to deal with anything bad, while being completely capable, in a moment’s notice, of dealing decisively with the now bad situation.

A couple of winters back like a bad novel I was carrying my .45 in the pocket of my heavy wool pea-coat, a Hissatsu folder in my waistband, a bitty little light in my jeans pocket and that was pretty much it.    Continue reading “The Barranti Hip Pocket Holster”

The New American – by Alex Newman

In a revival of a centuries-old American tradition this month, a Wisconsin pastor offered a powerful election sermon to Montana lawmakers at the legislature urging them to do their biblical duty by standing up to escalating federal tyranny. Citing a broad array of Scriptures from the Bible and what is known as the “doctrine of the lesser magistrate,” Pastor Matt Trewhella told state legislators that they have more than just the right to protect citizens from growing lawlessness, tyranny, and wickedness in government — they have a moral and Christian obligation to do so. Increasing defiance of God’s law “is why you are watching Western Civilization crumble before your eyes,” he added.     Continue reading “Pastor Educates Lawmakers on Biblical Duty to Resist Tyranny”

Those who force failed socialist ideologies upon others, not too unlike this man with his hammer, will only reap the outcome of being overwhelmed by those whom he thought was his prey.

Safe Defense Journal – by Dr. Philip H. Dater & Jason Wong

There has been a cultural shift from the 20-inch barrel length in the AR-15/M16 weapon systems chambered for the 5.56×45 NATO cartridge to progressively shorter barrels for the purpose of producing an increasingly more compact assault/entry weapon without resorting to a bull-pup design.  Simple usage of these short-barreled weapons has shown the necessity for both sound and flash suppression, the intensity of which (in exceptionally short barrel lengths) approached the intensity of a flash-bang diversion device.  This shift toward shorter barrels has resulted in the U.S. Army and Marine Corps adopting the 14.5-inch barreled M4 carbine with a re-design of the 5.56×45 from the 55 grain SS-109 to the 63 grain M855 ammunition to optimize this barrel length.  The differing bullet design also necessitated a change in the rifling twist rate from the original 1:12 inches to 1:7 inches.   Continue reading “Barrell Length Studies in 5.56mm NATO Weapons”

Breaking 911 Newsroom

Police in China have arrested more than 60,000 people in just 3 months.

In what officials are calling the 100-day campaign,” more than 11 tons of drugs have been seized in a nationwide crackdown that has occurred from September through December of last year.   Continue reading “China Arrests 60,000+ People In 100 Days”

WMAZ 13 News

One man died and a second one injured in a plane crash Friday morning in Peach County.

That’s according to Peach County Sheriff Terry Deese.

It happened around 11 a.m., about a mile south of Lane Southern Orchards, off Highway 96 outside Fort Valley.

The crash happened near a landing strip at the intersection of Borders and Buckeye Road. The landing strip, Cameron Field, services a nearby fly-in community, the Plane Living Skypark.   Continue reading “Man killed during crash landing in Peach Co.”

Yahoo News – by Steve Peoples

CORONADO, Calif. (AP) — Republican presidential prospect Ben Carson on Thursday compared the Islamic State group to American patriots willing to die for freedom.

In a speech to the Republican National Committee’s winter meeting outside San Diego, the former neurosurgeon and conservative favorite praised American patriots for their willingness to give their lives for their beliefs. Then he mentioned the Islamic State group.   Continue reading “Ben Carson likens Islamic State to American patriots”

Continue reading “To Lighten Your Day”

ABC News – by JULIE PACE and NANCY BENAC

The State of the Union just isn’t what it used to be.

Sure, the pageantry and theatrics of the annual presidential address will all be there. The stem-winder of a speech from President Barack Obama. The standing ovations from his supporters, and strategic smirks and scowls from his opponents. The wall-to-wall media coverage and cable news countdown clocks.

But viewership is falling, with 20 million fewer people watching last year’s State of the Union compared to Bill Clinton’s address at the same point in his presidency. Congress rarely follows through on the policy proposals the president unveils. And this year, the battle lines between Obama and the new Republican-led Congress will have already been set before the president arrives on Capitol Hill for the annual address to a joint session of Congress and a television audience of millions.   Continue reading “Rethinking the Big Speech That Isn’t So Big Anymore”

The Hill – by Sarah Ferris

The leader of the agency charged with the ObamaCare rollout is stepping down after five years on the job.

Marilyn Tavenner, administrator of the Center for Medicaid and Medicare Services (CMS), announced her departure Friday, which will take effect next month.

“It is with sadness and mixed emotions that I write to tell you that February will be my last month serving as the administrator for CMS,” Tavenner wrote in an email to staff.   Continue reading “Top ObamaCare official stepping down”

RT

Russia’s design bureau NPO Energomash is to deliver 60 RD 181 engines for the Antares rocket first stage to American space technology manufacturer Orbital Sciences Corporation. The total cost of the deal is about $1 billion.

“We are committed to deliver 60 engines. Three options have been signed, each for 20 engines,” Vladimir Solntsev, executive director of Energomash, told the Izvestia newspaper. “There is a firm contract for 20 engines, which we have started fulfilling, as we are due to supply the first two engines next June.”   Continue reading “Billion-dollar deal: Russia to sell space rocket engines to US company”

Mail.com

WASHINGTON (AP) — Amid fresh concerns about terrorism and cybercrime, President Barack Obama hosted British Prime Minister David Cameron for an Oval Office meeting on Friday, as the British leader called for American technology companies like Google and Facebook to allow governments to snoop on encrypted communications.

Obama and Cameron were huddling with their top aides at the White House the week after 17 people died in terror attacks in France spurred by a satirical newspaper’s caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad. Fears of additional attacks by Islamic extremists grew Thursday, when police in Belgium killed two suspects during an anti-terror raid launched to pre-empt what officials called a major impending attack.   Continue reading “Cameron to press Obama on gov’t access to communications”

Guns Save Lives – by Dan Cannon

It’s rare to sue a federal agency and win statistically speaking. It’s even rarer to win a multi-million dollar settlement from said lawsuit.

However, that’s exactly what Liberty ammunition has done. The ammo maker, which specialized in lead free ammo, sued the Department of Defense for patent infringement in 2011 and just got a massive payday from the suit.   Continue reading “Liberty Ammunition Wins $15 Million in Lawsuit Against US Government for Patent Infringement”