Year: 2015

90 Miles From Tyranny

News Historian – by Daryl Worthington

On the 13th January 1128, Pope Honorius declared the Knights Templar to be an army of God, providing official papal sanction to the military order. Works of fiction, speculative history and conspiracy theories about the Order have since generated a cloud of intrigue and mystery, with modern myths defining the Knights Templar as much as historical reality.   Continue reading “The Knights Templar Declared an Army of God”

New York Times – by Alan Cowell

PARIS — Seeking to reassure a jittery and unsettled population after last week’s terrorist attacks, the French authorities said on Monday that thousands of police officers and soldiers would be deployed to protect Jewish schools and other “sensitive sites,” in one of the country’s biggest peacetime security operations.

The defense minister, Jean-Yves Le Drian, said that 10,000 soldiers would be deployed by Tuesday evening, in what he called “the first mobilization on this scale on our territory.”   Continue reading “France to Deploy Thousands of Forces to Protect Jewish Schools and ‘Sensitive Sites’”

Prevent Disease – by DAVE MIHALOVIC

Only in the world of medical treatment do we find concepts such as poison heals cancer and radiation cures it. Any doctor with a reasonable understanding of cellular pathology will agree that not only does ionizing radiation cause secondary cancers, but the disease promoting effects can be absolutely devastating in the long-term well after treatment. In fact, more patients are dying of radiation-induced secondary cancers, which oncologists are often misdiagnosing as the primary cancer spreading.   Continue reading “Why Radiation Therapy Is Like Hitting Yourself In The Head With A Hammer To Heal A Headache”

A husband went to the sheriff’s department to report that his wife was missing.

Husband: My wife is missing. She went shopping yesterday and has not come home.

Sergeant: What is her height?

Husband: Gee, I’m not sure. A little over five-feet tall.

Sergeant: Weight?   Continue reading “Missing Wife”

NJ.com – by Ted Sherman

NEWARK — The 42-year-old Vietnam-era OH-58A Bell Kiowa helicopter, a U.S. Army hand-me-down, came at a very good price. It was free.

So the Newark Police Department took two—one to operate and the other for spare parts.

And that’s when the bills started to fly.   Continue reading “How a free Army helicopter cost Newark police more than $2M”

And, those who don’t and always have a bottle of water in their hand…

As Ben Franklin said:

In wine there is wisdom
In beer there is freedom
In water there is bacteria   Continue reading “To my friends who enjoy a glass of wine…”

Fox News

One of the brothers who carried out a massacre at the offices of the satirical French magazine Charlie Hebdo lived across the hall from the so-called “underwear bomber” while the two attended an Arabic-language school in Yemen in 2009, according to a published report.

The Wall Street Journal, citing neighbors of both men as well as Yemeni intelligence officials, reported that Said Kouachi and Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab studied together and often visited the mosque in the Old City of Yemen’s capital, San’a.    Continue reading “Charlie Hebdo massacre gunman reportedly knew underwear bomber”

RT

Over the last five years Texas’ Child Protective Services underreported 655 deaths of children from abuse or neglect by their parents, said the Austin American-Statesman. Caseworkers used loopholes to omit cases of indirect maltreatment.

In an investigative report published on Sunday, Austin American-Statesman claims that practically half of the underreported deaths happened in problem families, which had frequently been investigated for child abuse.   Continue reading “Hundreds of child abuse and neglect deaths hushed up in Texas”

RT

An Indonesia transport safety investigator has said there is no data available that would confirm the theory of the AirAsia jet exploding before it hit the water – after earlier claims to the contrary.

“There is no data to support that kind of theory,” said Santoso Sayogo, an investigator at the National Transportation Safety Committee.

Earlier, an Indonesian search and rescue official said that the AirAsia jet was likely to have exploded before hitting the water, judging by the wreckage.   Continue reading “An explosion? Conflicting theories on what caused AirAsia jet crash”

Mail.com

GROSSROEHRSDORF, Germany (AP) — The 17 North African refugees turned up just before Christmas — and Simon Richter felt nothing to cheer.

The electrician and his friends organized a meeting that sent out a message loud and clear: We don’t want the foreigners in our midst. Within days, authorities caved to pressure and moved the young men elsewhere.    Continue reading “Fear, far right among roots of Germany’s anti-Islam rallies”

Mail.com

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Two members of the Tuskegee Airmen — the famed all-black squadron that flew in World War II — died on the same day. The men, lifelong friends who enlisted together, were 91.

Clarence E. Huntley Jr. and Joseph Shambrey died on Jan. 5 in their Los Angeles homes, relatives said Sunday. Huntley and Shambrey enlisted in 1942. They were shipped overseas to Italy in 1944 with the 100th Fighter Squadron of the Army Air Force’s 332nd Fighter Group. As mechanics, they kept the combat planes flying.   Continue reading “2 Tuskegee Airmen die in Los Angeles at 91 on the same day”

Wall Street Journal – by LAURA MECKLER and KRISTINA PETERSON

Late last year, Republicans decided to fund the Homeland Security department only through February in hopes of using the agency’s funding as a lever to force change on immigration once the GOP controlled both houses of Congress. But the bill will need 60 votes to clear the Senate, meaning at least six Democrats or Democratic-leaning independents would have to vote yes.   Continue reading “Bill to Defund Homeland Security Unlikely to Pass Senate”

KHQ 6 News

POST FALLS, Idaho – Post Falls Chief of Police Scott Haug says he was very surprised when an arrest warrant landed on his desk earlier this week. The warrant was for a “failure to appear,” not uncommon. But the perpetrator was a nine year old boy.

Kootenai County Prosecuting Attorney Barry McHugh, who issued the arrest warrant, was not able to comment because the case involves someone younger than 18 years old. However, Haug says the warrant was issued because it was the second time the 9 year old missed his day in court.   Continue reading “Idaho Prosecutor Issues Warrant for 9-Year-Old Accused of Stealing Pack of Gum”