RT

A US Navy ship fired three warning shots at four vessels of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard after they closed in at high speed in the Strait of Hormuz, according to US defense officials cited by Reuters.

The ‘USS Mahan’ destroyer apparently tried to establish contact with the approaching Iranian vessels and asked them to reduce their speed, but they did not respond, according to unnamed officials quoted by the news outlet.   Continue reading “US Navy ship fired warning shots at Iranian vessels in Strait of Hormuz – report”

RT

The problem with the upcoming Syria peace talks is whether “the real opposition” will be represented, Syrian President Bashar Assad told French media, following a visit by French MPs to the liberated city of Aleppo.

Assad said that a Syrian government delegation is ready to leave for the Russian and Turkish-brokered negotiations in Astana, Kazakhstan, as soon as is necessary.   Continue reading “Assad on Syria peace talks: ‘We’re ready to discuss anything, but who will be on other side?’”

RT

A man arrested in the biggest “drug bust of the year” in Harris County, Texas, has been cleared after police realized it was kitty litter and not methamphetamine that they had arrested him for.

Police had pulled Ross LeBeau over for a traffic violation in December when they discovered what they thought was a large, half pound stash of methamphetamine hidden in a sock in his car.   Continue reading “‘Bust of the year’: Texas cops mistake kitty litter for meth, hold suspect for 3 days”

Mail.com

ATLANTA (AP) — Congressional Republicans’ drive to repeal the 2010 health care law has financial and political repercussions for GOP leaders in the states and gives Democrats potential openings as they struggle to reclaim power lost during President Barack Obama’s tenure.

Some Republican governors, in particular, are wary about what their Washington colleagues might do with Obama’s signature law, exposing a fissure in a party that has consolidated control in the nation’s capital and dozens of statehouses around the country in accompaniment with President-elect Donald Trump’s victory in November.   Continue reading “State GOP wary as Republicans push repeal of health law”

Mail.com

KARAK, Jordan (AP) — Bullet marks on the thick walls of a Crusader fortress and shattered windows of nearby tourist restaurants — damage from a recent shooting rampage — bear witness to Jordan’s vulnerability to attacks by Islamic extremists.

Some say the assault on Karak Castle by Jordanian followers of the Islamic State group could signal a more aggressive campaign to destabilize the pro-Western kingdom. A senior security official said the Karak attackers had planned multiple attacks in Jordan on New Year’s Eve.   Continue reading “Castle attack exposes Jordan’s vulnerability to IS threat”

Politico – by Josh Gerstein

President Barack Obama has selected his close aide Anita Decker Breckenridge to act as his representative in the process that will lead to many of his White House records becoming public in future decades.

A letter Obama sent to the National Archives in July authorizes Breckenridge to convey Obama’s wishes about which of his presidential files can be made public and which should be kept under wraps for a period of time.   Continue reading “Obama taps longtime aide to oversee presidential records process”

Video Rebel’s Blog

“Women have been asked to send their husbands, their fathers, their brothers and their sons off to war. But, as the first woman with the right to vote for or against war, I thought I ought to vote No.”  Jeannette Rankin explaining why she voted against entry into World War I.   Continue reading “What The Corporate Media Won’t Say Could Get You Killed.”

Conservative Tribune

Despite the fact that President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to defend the Second Amendment, Republicans all across the nation are continuing their efforts to protect the rights of law-abiding citizens to carry firearms.

The latest example of a state taking measures to uphold the Second Amendment came from Missouri, where lawmakers were planning to consider a bill that would hold stores liable for any injuries that a private citizen suffered on premises as a result of not being allowed to carry their firearm, The Joplin Globe reported.   Continue reading “Missouri Bill Makes Anti-Gun Businesses Liable for Disarmed Customers’ Injuries.”

Welcome to the Land of the Fee and Home of the Slave;~(((

Prince v. Massachusetts

, 321 U.S. 158, 166-167 (1944) (But the family itself is not beyond regulation in the public interest, as against a claim of religious liberty. Reynolds v. United States, 98 U.S. 145; Davis v. Beason, 133 U.S. 333. And neither rights of religion nor rights of parenthood are beyond limitation. Continue reading “Freedom from compulsory vaccination vs. Parens Patriae”

Yahoo News

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President-elect Donald Trump accepts the U.S. intelligence community’s conclusion that Russia engaged in cyber attacks during the U.S. presidential election and may take action in response, his incoming chief of staff said on Sunday.

Reince Priebus said Trump believed Russia was behind the intrusions into the Democratic Party organizations, although Priebus did not clarify whether the president-elect agreed that the hacks were directed by Russian President Vladimir Putin.   Continue reading “Trump acknowledges Russia role in U.S. election hacking: aide”

Sun Sentinel – by Wayne K. Roustan, Sally Kestin and Larry Barszewski

People with mental illness should not have access to guns, Broward Sheriff Scott Israel said Sunday, two days after an alleged gunman with known psychological issues killed five people at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport.

“Something has got to change,” Israel said in an interview with the Sun Sentinel.

Esteban Santiago, 26, the suspected shooter, is under suicide watch at Broward County Jail, Israel said, and is scheduled to appear before a federal judge on Monday. Besides the dead, six other people were shot. No names have officially been released.   Continue reading “Sheriff suggests no-gun list for mentally ill”

ABC News

The United States will send some 300 Marines to Afghanistan’s southern Helmand province to train, advise and assist Afghan security forces, who have been struggling to drive Taliban insurgents out of the opium-rich region.

U.S. Navy Capt. Bill Salvin, a spokesman for the U.S. mission in Afghanistan, said the Marines will begin deploying this year and will remain in the province for nine months, where they will work with the Afghan army and militarized national police.   Continue reading “US to Send 300 Marines to Afghanistan’s Helmand Province”

The Daily Mail

A Palestinian has rammed a truck into a group of Israeli soldiers visiting a popular tourist spot in Jerusalem, killing four and wounding at least 15 people, in a shocking copycat of the Berlin and Nice terror massacres.

Shocking video from the scene shows the driver reversing back over the soldiers, trapping ten under his wheels, during the sickening attack on Sunday.   Continue reading “Jerusalem truck attacker shot dead after killing 3 and injuring 15 Israeli soldiers”

World Events and the Bible

WEB Notes: A major bank will fail due to a cyber attack this man claims. These are seeds of discord being sown. Just because the internet goes down a bank will collapse? Only if the people are persuaded to pull their money from the system. Easier yet, if the mainstream media tells you the bank has collapsed, you will believe it has collapsed. We face a very interesting year.
Continue reading “2017 Tech Trends: ‘A Major Bank Will Fail’, Technology Will Take More Jobs”

Criminal Government

Report on CAFR Research by: Walter J. Burien, Jr.

Introduction

Walter Burien Jr. worked as a Wall Street Commodity Trading Advisor (CTA) for fifteen years, but now resides in Arizona.   According to Mr. Burien, every state, county and major metropolitan city is keeping two sets of books. One set (the ‘Budget’) is commonly available and tracks each governmental entity’s casts and tax revenue.   The Budget is the financial record that’s seen by the public and used by politicians to justify new governmental services and higher taxes.   Continue reading “Comprehensive Annual Financial Reports (CAFRs)”