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A man armed with a hammer shouted “this is for Syria” before attacking police officers on Tuesday outside France’s Notre Dame cathedral in Paris, the interior minister said.
The assailant wounded one officer before he was shot and wounded by other officers. The Paris prosecutor’s office swiftly began a counter-terrorism investigation. Continue reading “Notre Dame attacker shouted ‘this is for Syria’ before being shot”
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Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Egypt, Yemen, Libya, Maldives and Mauritania announced on Monday an extraordinary step of cutting off diplomatic ties with the State of Qatar. In this regard, the command of Saudi-led coalition has already decided to exclude Qatar from the members of the alliance, which is fighting the Hussites now in Yemen. Continue reading “What is Behind the Diplomatic Demarche of Gulf States and Syria?”
The guns had just gone silent in the Arab-Israeli war of 1967 when U.S. President Lyndon Johnson jumped in to play the role of peacemaker. Just 11 days after the Six-Day War, Johnson went to the State Department and laid out a plan.
“Our country is committed to a peace that is based on five principles,” Johnson told a hall packed with American diplomats.
His principles were broad. They included “justice for the refugees,” “limits on the wasteful and destructive arms race” and “political independence and territorial integrity for all.” Continue reading “50 Years On, U.S. Presidents Still Seek Elusive Peace To A 6-Day War”
JNS.org – A day before embarking on her first trip to Israel as US ambassador to the United Nations, Nikki Haley demanded that the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) address its bias against the Jewish state.
“It is essential that this council address its chronic anti-Israel bias if it is to have any credibility,” Haley said Tuesday at the opening of the UNHRC’s 35th session in Geneva. Continue reading “US Ambassador Nikki Haley Blasts UN Human Rights Body’s ‘Chronic Anti-Israel Bias,’ Ahead of Visit to Jewish State”
New York commuters had the journey from hell last night after the F train broke down.
Passengers were trapped aboard with no light and no air conditioning for almost an hour following ‘mechanical problems’ on the southbound train in Manhattan on Monday.
Cellphone pictures and video revealed the nightmare conditions inside the packed, sweaty subway car as people waited to be freed. Continue reading “Manhattan subway nightmare: Passengers are locked in a car in darkness with no air con for almost an hour and desperately try to pry doors open to escape”
Just wanted to let the Trenchers know that KOYOTE had a night of seizures again so he will not be commenting until he is recovered. We ask that anyone who prays in the name of Jesus to please pray for him.
Jill in Alabama
Unz Review – by Philip Giraldi
There has been a lot of media coverage mostly written by Israelis or American Jews regarding Israel’s “victory” fifty years ago during the so-called Six Days War directed against its Arab neighbors but I have yet to see an account that mentions the fate of the U.S.S. Liberty. Nevertheless, the Liberty is not forgotten. This Thursday at noon at Arlington National Cemetery there will be a small gathering for the annual coming together with the survivors and friends of the most decorated ship in the history of the U.S. Navy, a victim of a particularly brutal and unprovoked attack by Israel that has been covered up for half a century by the powers that be in Washington. The moving service will include reminiscences by surviving crew members plus the ringing of a ship’s bell for each one of the thirty-four American sailors, Marines and civilians that were killed in the deliberate Israeli air and sea onslaught that sought to sink the intelligence gathering ship and kill all its crew. Present will be a number of veterans like myself and other Americans who are committed to ensuring that the story of the Liberty will not die in hopes that someday the United States government will have the courage to acknowledge what actually happened on that fateful day. Continue reading “Remembering the U.S.S. Liberty”
Breitbart – by Katherine Rodriguez
A tornado made landfall in Canada on Friday, but one man decided that a tornado was not going to stop him from mowing the lawn.
Theunis Wessels, of Alberta, was cutting the grass in his backyard with the tornado in the background when his wife, Cecilia, decided to take a picture of the scene to send to her parents in South Africa, the Canadian Press reported. Continue reading “Man Who Mowed Lawn During Tornado: ‘I Was Keeping an Eye on It’”
PHOENIX (KSAZ) – It was a movement that started in the South, and now, it is in Arizona.
A group of black leaders, including those with the NAACP, wants to start removing Confederate markers from public land in the state.
While Arizona does not have a deep Civil War history, when compared with some other states, there is a history, with the most notable being a battle that was fought near Picacho Peak, in 1862. Continue reading “Group calls for removal of Confederate monuments in Arizona”
Police use military sound cannons or Long Range Acoustic Devices (LRAD’s) on protesters, activists, motorists across the country.
The U.S. military has been using sound as a weapon in Iraq and the Middle East for years. Continue reading “Police sound cannons are just like flash bangs and concussion grenades”
USA Today – by David Andreatta
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — An embattled City Court judge was escorted Monday from judicial chambers in handcuffs.
Rochester court deputies and city police officers executed a bench warrant issued for Judge Leticia Astacio’s arrest last week after she missed a Tuesday court appearance related to an August drunken-driving conviction. Continue reading “New York judge arrested, led from courthouse in handcuffs”
Newly released video shows the husband of an off-duty sheriff’s deputy applying a chokehold to a man who later died in hospital. Other people are seen threatening the videographer with arrest for recording the incident.
The video, released Monday, shows Terry Thompson, 46, on top of and choking John Hernandez, 24, while an unidentified female is crouched next to him, helping to restrain Hernandez. Continue reading “Video released of off-duty deputy’s husband choking man to death”
The mainly-Kurdish Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) announced the start of a long-awaited siege on ISIS stronghold Raqqa, Syria one week after the US confirmed delivery of arms to it.
SDF, a militia dominated by the Kurdish YPG (People’s Protection Units), said on Tuesday that it has begun a battle to capture Raqqa. “The campaign started yesterday [Monday] to liberate Raqqa city,” SDF spokesman Talal Silo told Reuters in a telephone interview. Continue reading “US-backed militia says it has begun siege of ISIS ‘capital’ Raqqa”
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said Tuesday that President Donald Trump has asked him to rebuild the U.S. relationship with Russia and not allow the political turmoil over possible Russian ties to the Trump campaign to impede him.
Tillerson said relations with Russia are at a low point and deteriorating, and Trump asked him to try to stabilize the relationship and rebuild trust. The top U.S. diplomat spoke in Wellington, New Zealand, where he met with Prime Minister Bill English during a brief visit. Continue reading “Tillerson: Trump says look past turmoil and re-engage Russia”
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — A gunman who killed a man and took a woman hostage before dying in a police shootout had been acquitted of plotting a terror attack at a Sydney army base years earlier, police said Tuesday. Three police officers were wounded.
The siege Monday at an apartment building in a Melbourne suburb was being treated as an act of terror, but Victoria state Police Chief Commissioner Graham Ashton said the gunman appeared to have acted alone and not as part of any ongoing plot or threat. Continue reading “Hostage-taker in Australia had been acquitted of terror plot”
While you’re chasing down Dust-Bunnys and planning Dinner tomorrow make the Connection between Uraninum One / Seth Rich / Debbie Wasserman Schultz / and Four ‘Foreign IT workers’ who received more that 4 MILLION dollars in Congressional pay who have just ‘skipped the Country’ – PLUS the ‘very recent’ DEATH of a US District Attorney in Little Debbie’s Congressional District (found Swimmin’ with the Fishes’) …
Just a CowinkiDink, heyyy ??? Or is it BLACKMAIL? Continue reading “Connecting the Dots … make the Connection!”
Digital Journal – by James Walker
An invasive form of malware believed to be attached to a Chinese firm could spell “global catastrophe,” according to the cybersecurity firm that discovered it. The software has the power to gain near-complete control of targets, including spying on files.
Dubbed Fireball, the malware was found by researchers at Check Point Security. The team said its purpose is to hijack web traffic to generate fraudulent ad revenue. It also includes remote control features for downloading more malware in the future. Continue reading “Malware infecting 250 million devices could be a ‘catastrophe’”
It’s not just the FBI that can’t seem to turn in its privacy-related paperwork on time. The FBI has pushed forward with its biometric database rollout — despite the database being inaccurate, heavily-populated with non-criminals, and without the statutorily-required Privacy Impact Assessment that’s supposed to accompany it. As of 2014, it hadn’t produced this PIA, one it had promised in 2012. And one that applied to a system that had been in the works since 2008. Continue reading “DEA Deploying Powerful Spyware Without Required Privacy Impact Assessments”
People who support gun control often argue that it would be disastrous if everyone was walking around with a gun at all times. They fear that it would make firearm accidents more likely, and in the event that a robber or a mass shooter is on the loose, there would be a chaotic hail of gunfire from all directions.
It’s a silly argument to make, considering that even in states where there are loose gun laws, and where it is easy to obtain a concealed carry permit, only a minority of citizens carry guns at all times. But for the sake of argument, what would happen if everyone was armed in the vicinity of a violent criminal? Continue reading “This Thug Tries To Rob A Store Where Every Customer Is Armed”