From the Trenches World Report

Mail.com

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — When young men from Minneapolis began traveling to Somalia seven years ago to join a terror group in the midst of a civil war, investigators trying to stop the recruiting went straight to the city’s large Somali community to build trust and gain understanding.

The nationwide effort to stop a new wave of Westerners being recruited, this time for Islamic State militant groups in Syria and Iraq, could take some cues from Minnesota. Attorney General Eric Holder said Monday the Justice Department is launching a series of pilot programs to help detect American extremists looking to join terror organizations in countries like Syria and Iraq.   Continue reading “US extremism fight could take cue from Minnesota”

Underground Health – by Sayer Ji, Green Med Info

The future of medicine rests on the the fundamental right we all have to use things that spring from the Earth naturally as healing agents. Why should cannabis, used for at least 10000 years by humankind to alleviate suffering, be excluded from this inexorable mandate?

The politics of cannabis are exceedingly complex, and yet the truth is simple: this freely growing plant heals the human body – not to mention provides food, fuel, clothing and shelter, if only we will let it perform its birthright. In a previous article, we investigated the strange fact that the human body is in many ways pre-designed, or as it were, pre-loaded with a receptiveness to cannabis’ active compounds — cannabinoids — thanks to its well documented endocannabinoid system.   Continue reading “Why Cannabis Is the Future of Medicine”

AmmoLand – by AWR Hawkins

Washington DC – -(Ammoland.com)-  On September 12, 2014 Houston store owner Usman Seth managed to use a handgun to shoot and kill a would-be robber who entered the store packing a shotgun.

The suspect’s death followed an exchange of gunfire between the two in which the suspect took a defensive position in the back of the store and fired at Seth and his family.

According to the Houston Chronicle, Seth said the gunman entered the store “just after 10 pm” and “threatened his sister at the cash register.” Looking on from another point behind register, Seth’s father “passed him a 9mm Smith & Wesson handgun” and Seth began firing on the suspect.   Continue reading “Store Owner in Gun Battle Manages to Shoot, Kill Suspect Armed with Shotgun”

This is too true to be funny.

The next time you hear a politician use the word ‘billion’ in a casual manner, think about whether you want the ‘politicians’ spending YOUR tax money.

A billion is a difficult number to comprehend, but one advertising agency did a good job of
putting that figure into some perspective in one of its releases.   Continue reading “A Billion”

Mail Tribune – by Mark Freeman

A Monday afternoon wildfire roared through part of the Northern California city of Weed, burning more than 100 structures and leading to the evacuation of more than 1,500 people and a three-hour closure of Interstate 5 before firefighters quelled the flames.

The Boles fire was more than 400 acres and 0 percent contained late Monday night. The destroyed or damaged structures in and around Weed included Roseburg Forest Products mill buildings and at least one church, according to the California Department of Forestry.   Continue reading “Fast-growing wildfire burns 100 homes in Weed, Calif.”

New York Times – by JONATHAN WEISMAN

WASHINGTON — The House will likely vote Wednesday to grant President Obama the authority to train and equip Syrian rebels to battle the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, but Republicans will insist on a detailed accounting of how the program fits into a broader strategy to defeat the militants, Republican aides said Monday.

House Republican leaders plan to offer the ISIS legislation as an amendment to a broader bill to keep the government funded into December and the Export-Import Bank open through June. The Senate would try to pass the bill by the end of the week.   Continue reading “House Expected to Vote on Training Syrian Rebels to Fight ISIS”

Yahoo News – by Julie Pace

The United States would retaliate against Syrian President Bashar Assad’s air defenses if he were to go after American planes launching airstrikes in his country, senior Obama administration officials said Monday.

Officials said the U.S. has a good sense of where the Syrian air defenses, along with their command and control centers, are located. If Assad were to use those capabilities to threaten U.S. forces, it would put his air defenses at risk, according to the officials, who insisted on anonymity in order to discuss the administration’s thinking on the matter.   Continue reading “AP Sources: US would retaliate against Assad”

Daily Mail – by DAVID MARTOSKO

The United States government is sending thousands of military troops to the west African nation of Liberia as part of the Obama administration’s Ebola virus-response strategy, the White House said late Monday night.

‘U.S. Africa Command will set up a Joint Force Command headquartered in Monrovia, Liberia, to provide regional command and control support to U.S. military activities and facilitate coordination with U.S. government and international relief efforts,’ a statement from the White House press office said.   Continue reading “US to send 3,000 troops to Ebola danger zone as Obama administration shuffles military’s mission in Africa”

KRGV 5 News

WESLACO – A new court opinion could have a big impact on the thousands of Central American women and children who have fled violence in their countries and recently arrived in the United States.

The opinion focused on a woman fleeing Guatemala because she was a victim of domestic violence. No one disputed the facts of the case.   Continue reading “Court Opinion May Benefit some Immigrants”

KRGV 5 News

McALLEN – State officials released new details about the Texas Department of Public Safety surge in the Rio Grande Valley.

The report states troopers face threats even when they are not on the clock. It also highlights the growing violence in the region. Crimes never before made public were revealed.   Continue reading “State Officials Release Report on DPS Surge”

Variety – by Dave McNary

The National Labor Relations Board has ordered CNN to rehire 100 workers and compensate 200 others for a labor dispute that originated in 2003.

The 11-year dispute stems from CNN’s decision to replace a unionized subcontractor called Team Video Services, which provided the network with audio and video technicians, with an in-house nonunion work force in its Washington and New York bureaus.   Continue reading “Labor Board Orders CNN to Rehire 100 Fired Employees”

New York Times – by MICHAEL S. SCHMIDT

WASHINGTON — Militants for the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria have traveled to Mexico and are just miles from the United States. They plan to cross over the porous border and will “imminently” launch car bomb attacks. And the threat is so real that federal law enforcement officers have been placed at a heightened state of alert, and an American military base near the border has increased its security.   Continue reading “U.S. Pushes Back Against Warnings That ISIS Plans to Enter From Mexico”

Breitbart – by Merrill Hope

DALLAS, Texas — The ideological battle over the Texas Social Studies textbook adoption process is inching towards a showdown as the State Board of Education (SBOE) convenes to hear public comment on the classroom learning materials followed by reviewer reports and the board’s recommendations for history, geography and civics books. It’s all part of the state’s multi-month review process that is meant to be transparent but leftwing attack dogs are trying to convince Americans that school books have been taken hostage by rightwing fundamental evangelicals, according to Politico with an assist from the Washington Post.   Continue reading “Proposed Texas Textbooks Are Full of Progressive Bias, Says Curriculum Accuracy Expert”

Breitbart – by ILDEFONSO ORTIZ

LUBBOCK, Texas — A U.S. Army soldier in uniform allegedly tried to smuggle illegal aliens into Texas, according to court records obtained by Breitbart Texas. Authorities claim the soldier attempted to drive across a U.S. Border Patrol checkpoint with two illegal immigrants hiding in his vehicle.

The court records show Border Patrol agents working the immigration checkpoint in Sarita, Texas arrested Eric Rodriguez earlier this week.   Continue reading “US Soldier Allegedly Smuggled Illegal Aliens Into Texas”