From the Trenches World Report

RT

European police have arrested more than 1,000 suspects in an unprecedented nine-day swoop on organized crime. At least 30 Romanian children have been saved from child traffickers and over 2,000kg of drugs have been seized.

Operation Archimedes, lasting from September15 to 23, “was the single largest coordinated assault an organized crime in Europe,” the chief of the European police organization, Rob Wainwright, told reporters on Wednesday.   Continue reading “Over 1,000 arrested in Europe crackdown on organized crime – Europol”

Left Hook by Dean Henderson

(Excerpted from Chapter 1: David Rockefeller & the Shah of Iran: Big Oil & Their Bankers in the Persian Gulf…)

In late December 2012 the US Justice Department charged two men with conspiring with the Iranian government to assassinate Saudi Arabia’s US Ambassador Adel al-Jubeir.

A day later Occupy Wall Street protesters announced that they would target JP Morgan Chase. The historical irony of these two seemingly disparate  events was colossal.   Continue reading “How The Rockefellers Looted Iran”

KOIN 6

NEW YORK (AP) – The State Department is ordering some of its diplomats at the US embassy in Yemen to leave the country.

The department says security is deteriorating amid unrest and sectarian clashes that have left Shiite rebels in control of the capital.

The department says the embassy in Sanaa will stay open with a majority of staff remaining and that the move is temporary.   Continue reading “US pulling some diplomats from embassy in Yemen”

Concealed Nation – by Brandon

Three animals from Indianapolis are under arrest after stealing nearly 50 firearms from a gun shop and killing the owner. Only four of the estimated 45 firearms that were stolen have been recovered.

According to the Jennings County Sheriff’s Department, Dejaun Worthen, 23, Darion Harris, 20, and Darryl Worthen, 24, were arrested on charges of murder and robbery. All three suspects are from Indianapolis.

Continue reading “Three Thugs Kill Gun Shop Owner and Steal Dozens Of Guns; Thugs Arrested, Guns Still Missing”

KTVU 2 – by John Sasaki

SAN FRANCISCO — The woman accused of driving through San Francisco with a city worker on the hood of her car for a mile made her first court appearance Wednesday. 33-year-old Bo Mounsombath is facing three felony charges.

AOL

The U.S. has agreed to pay the Navajo Nation more than half a billion dollars for mismanaging reservation resources and leaving the largest Native American tribe in the country at incredible disadvantages for decades.

The $554 million agreement negotiated earlier this year is also the largest payout to a tribe in U.S. history, and tribal leaders say the payout is a much-needed cash infusion. (Video via YouTube / Ben Shelly)   Continue reading “U.S. Will Pay $554M Settlement to Navajo Nation”

Washington’s Blog – by David Swanson

SaveCivilianEducation.org

Over the last several decades, the Pentagon,conservative forces, and corporations have been systematically working to expand their presence in the K-12 learning environment and in public universities. The combined impact of the military, conservative think tanks and foundations,  and of corporatization of our public educational systems has eroded the basic democratic concept of civilian public education.   It is a trend that, if allowed to continue, will weaken the primacy of civilian rule and, ultimately, our country’s commitment to democratic ideals.   Continue reading “A National Call: Save Civilian Education”

Weekly Standard – by Jeryl Bier

Continue reading “Border Patrol Purchasing 40,000 Emergency Mylar Blankets for Rio Grande”

National Review – by Ryan Lovelace

The number of legal and illegal immigrants living in the United States reached an all-time high, at 41.3 million people, in 2013, according to a new report from the Center for Immigration Studies.

The U.S. immigrant population has doubled since 1990, while the general population has risen just over 20 percent, and quadrupled since 1970, while the general population has risen just over 50 percent since then. The greatest increases over the last three years in the immigrant population over the last three years, between July 2010 and July 2013, came not from Latin America but from the Middle East, Asia, and the Caribbean.   Continue reading “U.S. Immigrant Population Hits All-Time High: 41.3 Million People”

Roll Call – by Matt Fuller

The United States has begun a bombing campaign in Syria, but don’t bet on Congress returning to Washington to vote on a new war authorization anytime soon.

Shortly after airstrikes against the Islamic State in Syria started, some lawmakers started pushing again for an authorization vote. But so far, leaders aren’t gearing up to bring their members back to town.

Rep. Justin Amash, R-Mich., tweeted Monday night it was “irresponsible and immoral” that congressional leaders had chosen to recess for nearly two months instead of debating and voting on war. And the ranking Democrat on the Budget Committee, Chris Van Hollen of Maryland, released a statement saying it’s “time for Congress to step up and revise the 2001 Authorization to Use Military Force in a way that supports the targeted actions underway, but also prevents the deployment of American ground forces that would drag us into another Iraq War.”   Continue reading “Congress in No Rush to Return for ISIS War Authorization”

Breitbart – by ILDEFONSO ORTIZ

MCALLEN, Texas — As the Mexican government continues to make assurances about the improving safety in their country, it seems they are not even able to protect a member of their ruling elite who was kidnapped and his body torched.

On Tuesday, authorities found the body of Federal Representative Gabriel Gomez Michel, who had been kidnapped the day before, according to information released by the government of Jalisco.   Continue reading “Cartels Likely Behind Murder of Mexican Politician”

Breitbart – by Warner Todd Huston

On September 10, Breitbart reported that several churches in Arizona drew national attention for sheltering illegal immigrants from authorities, but now up to 24 churches across the country have joined the first few Arizona churches in this movement.

Earlier this month, Rev. Alison J. Harrington, the pastor of the Southside Presbyterian Church in Tucson, Arizona, said that she and her congregation “felt compelled by our faith to welcome [illegal immigrants] into our church and shelter them and to begin a campaign to get their orders of deportation removed.”   Continue reading “More Churches Sheltering Illegal Immigrants from Authorities”

Breitbart – by Tony Lee

When Dario Guerrero, an illegal immigrant who found out about his status in high school, told Harvard that he was in the country illegally, the school encouraged him to apply–and gave him a full scholarship after he was accepted.

Writing in the Washington Post, Guerrero, who is currently a junior at the university, said after an MIT official recommended that he not apply to the school during a trip to visit college, he “left the office in a daze” because MIT had been his dream school. He started walking down Massachusetts Avenue” and, “without really planning it, I found myself in the middle of Harvard.” A Harvard admissions officer told him, “If you are admitted to Harvard College, we will meet your full financial need without regard to your legal status.”   Continue reading “Harvard Gives Student Full Ride After He Tells Them He’s Illegal Immigrant”

NextGov

The FBI is preparing to accelerate the collection of DNA profiles for the government’s massive new biometric identification database.

Developers of portable DNA analysis machines have been invited to a Nov. 13 presentation to learn about the bureau’s vision for incorporating their technology into the FBI’s new database.

So-called rapid DNA systems can draw up a profile in about 90 minutes.    Continue reading “FBI Plans Rapid DNA Dragnets”

How to Survive It – by Jeremy Knauff

The topic of bugging out is a popular one, with probably thousands of opinions on how, when, and why.

One recurring theme is bugging out on a motorcycle, which on the surface may seem like a great idea due to their maneuverability and excellent fuel economy, but it will probably get you killed.

Here are a few reasons why bugging out on a motorcycle is a bad idea.   Continue reading “Why Bugging Out on a Motercycle Will Get You Killed”

Zero Hedge – by Tyler Durden

For those to whom the recent US campaign against Syria seems a deja vu of last summer’s “near-war” attempt to ouster its president Bashar al-Assad, which was stopped in the last minute due to some very forceful Russian intervention and the near breakout of war in the Mediterranean between US and Russian navies, it is because they are. And as a reminder, just like last year, the biggest wildcard in this, and that, direct intervention into sovereign Syrian territory, or as some would call it invasion or even war, was not the US but Saudi Arabia – recall from August of 2013 – “Meet Saudi Arabia’s Bandar bin Sultan: The Puppetmaster Behind The Syrian War.” Bin Sultan was officially let go shortly after the 2013 campaign to replace Syria’s leadership with a more “amenable” regime failed if not unofficially (see below), but Saudi ambitions over Syria remained.   Continue reading “A Look Inside The Secret Deal With Saudi Arabia That Unleashed The Syrian Bombing”