Fox News

A federal judge on Tuesday gave another black eye to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, issuing a scathing rebuke of the agency’s handling of the career and security of one of its own — celebrated undercover agent Jay Dobyns, who infiltrated the notorious Hells Angels.

After a costly six-year legal battle, Judge Francis Allegra, with the federal claims court in Washington, D.C., chastised the ATF for failing to adequately protect Dobyns and his family from the gang.    Continue reading “Judge rebukes ATF over treatment of agent who infiltrated Hells Angels”

Sydney Morning Herald

The Vatican has been left red-faced after it emerged that a car bearing its diplomatic plates had been stopped in France with four kilograms of cocaine on board.

The car – which also contained 200g of cannabis – belonged to 91-year-old Argentinian cardinal Jorge Mejia, emeritus librarian at the Holy See, who retired in 2003 and who is currently bedridden.   Continue reading “Vatican car seized with cocaine, cannabis”

Liberty Balance

Contrary to popular belief, the conduct of nations on the international stage is almost never driven by moral considerations, but rather by a shadowy cocktail of money and geopolitics. As such, when you see the mouthpieces of the ruling class begin to demonize a foreign country, the first question in your mind should always be “what is actually at stake here?”

For the last six years the Federal Reserve has pumped over $110 million dollars into the U.S. economy – every single hour. This stimulus program is called Quantitative Easing, or as it’s more commonly known, QE.   Continue reading “Geopolitics Of World War III – End Of America – Petro Dollar, There’s No Fix”

Mail.com

BLOOMING GROVE, Pa. (AP) — Hundreds of law enforcement officers fanned out across the dense northeastern Pennsylvania woods Tuesday in the hunt for a heavily armed survivalist suspected of ambushing two troopers as part of a deadly vendetta against police.

Eric Matthew Frein, 31, of Canadensis, is “extremely dangerous” and residents in the area should be alert and cautious, State Police Commissioner Frank Noonan said at a news conference in which he revealed the suspect’s name.   Continue reading “Hunt on for survivalist charged in trooper killing”

Alter Net

Just the other day I purchased a bag of roasted peanuts, sensing my mouth water in ancipation of the salty goodness. Wrong! I had accidentally bought the unsalted version. Folks, there are few things less tasty than an unsalted peanut, unless it’s unsalted grits (yep, I’m southern). The reason I was subjected to such a monstrosity is that for years, the medical profession has been telling us that salt is bad and will cause high blood pressure and other health woes if we don’t watch our intake.

But is that really true? A new study in the American Journal of Cardiology was conducted by Saint Luke’s cardiologist James O’Keefe of the Mid-America Heart Institute and James DiNicolantonio, also of the Mid-America Heart Institute. The researchers found that sugar, not salt, is the true enemy of heart health.    Continue reading “Salt Is Not the Enemy. Guess What Actually Ruins Your Health Instead?”

Yahoo News – by Alba Mora Roca

Mexico (AP) — The Mexican government began airlifting the first of tens of thousands of stranded tourists out of the hurricane-ravaged resort area of Los Cabos on Tuesday, as residents picked up the pieces of shattered, flooded homes.

The Interior Ministry said military and commercial planes were carrying travelers out through the Los Cabos international airport, which remained closed to commercial flights due to damage suffered when Hurricane Odile tore through the area late Sunday and Monday.    Continue reading “Mexico airlifts tourists after Hurricane Odile”

aec5f3e8c51df94733282caa70706393.jpgSouth China Morning Post

Taiwan displayed how its fighter jets and early-warning aircraft could land, refuel and take off on a closed motorway yesterday in a scenario simulating a mainland attack that wiped out the island’s air force bases.

The exercise, the first of its kind since 2011, was a reminder of lingering mainland hostilities towards the island despite warming ties between the two rivals.

“The scenario of the drill was that the air bases were severely damaged after intensive bombings of ballistic and cruise missiles by the Chinese communists,” Major General Hung Kuang-min said.    Continue reading “Taiwanese fighter jets land on highway in ‘China attack’ war games”

Breitbart – by ILDEFONSO ORTIZ

LUBBOCK, Texas — A Texas border man who smuggled grenade launchers for drug cartels has been sentenced to more than 6 years in prison. On Monday evening in McAllen, U.S. District Judge Micaela Alvarez sentenced 27-year-old Erik Perez Bazan to 75 months in prison and a three year term of supervised release.

Late last month Perez had pleaded guilty to smuggling grenade launchers, barrels and other weapons into Mexico for approximately five or six years.    Continue reading “Texas Man Gets Prison After Smuggling Grenades for Mexican Cartel”

4 Things Don't Overlook SHTFPreparing for SHTF

Do Not Overlook These Four Things during a Survival Situation or Disaster

1.) Swimming Pools

The National Swimming Pool Foundation estimates there are 10 million swimming pools in the United States today. Approximately six million are in-ground pools while four million are aboveground.   Continue reading “4 Things You Don’t Want to Overlook When the SHTF”

Bashar AssadMint Press News

US President Barack Obama surprised his visitors, the delegation of Eastern Christians patriarchs, on Thursday when he told them that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad “protected the Christians in Syria.”

Obama met with the delegation in the White House for 35 minutes, during which the patriarchs presented a paper in which they exposed the situation of Christians in the Middle East and the threats and challenges they are facing, due in part to the expansion of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militant group.   Continue reading “Obama: Assad Protected Christians In Syria”

Newsmax – by Drew MacKenzie

An Islamic State (ISIS) magazine called Dabiq has warned that the United States and other Western “crusaders” are facing Armageddon at the hands of the terror group’s  fighters.

The publication is packed with disturbing pictures of bloody corpses, bombed-out buildings and knife-wielding jihadists, while one issue even has a section devoted to the beheading of American journalist James Foley, The Washington Post reports.   Continue reading “ISIS, in Magazine, Warns of ‘Armageddon’ Against US, West”

CounterPunch – by Jonathan Cook

Nazareth.

An image speaks a thousand words – and that is presumably what Israel’s supporters hoped for with their latest ad in the New York Times.

Two photographs are presented side by side. One, titled ISIS, is the now-iconic image of a kneeling James Foley, guarded by a black-hooded executioner, awaiting his terrible fate. The other, titled Hamas, is a scene from Gaza, where a similarly masked killer stands over two victims, who cower in fear.   Continue reading “ISIS is Israel’s Key Ally Against a Palestinian State”

snjnsjGuns Save Lives – by Dan Cannon

A homeowner in Old Hickory, Tennessee is apparently what most people would call ‘prepared’.

The man, identified as Joshua Dobson, apparently got into an argument with his girlfriend’s ex-boyfriend, identified as Michael Young over the well being of the girlfriend’s child, of whom Young is the father.   Continue reading “Homeowner Shoots Man Who Assaulted Him, Renders First Aid Using Med Kit, Then Drives Him to Hospital”

obamaGuns Save Lives – by Dan Cannon

Today is the anniversary of the Navy Yard Shooting in which 12 people were shot and killed.

The White House has marked the occasion by releasing a statement from the president calling for more gun control.   Continue reading “Obama Calls For More Gun Control On the Anniversary of Navy Yard Shooting”