From the Trenches World Report

The Guardian – by Shaun Walker

The white trucks of humanitarian aid rumbled through Russia in a convoy stretching for miles, moving slowly southwards on the M4 highway, amid a landscape of fertile fields and Ladas stopped at the roadside – their boots overflowing with watermelons for sale.

But, while the trucks came to a halt well short of Ukraine‘s border, a different Russian convoy did make the crossing into Ukrainian territory late on Thursday evening.   Continue reading “Aid convoy stops short of border as Russian military vehicles enter Ukraine”

Militia News – by Gary Hunt

Who will fire the first shot? Who can fire the first shot? Contemplation of these questions causes me to recall a situation, many years ago, when I was first confronted with the thought of aiming, squeezing, and taking the life of another human being. It is not difficult to recall that memory, as it is one that will stay with me the rest of my life; that thought and that first time that I did aim, squeeze and fire.   Continue reading “Liberty or Laws? Jealously Guard Our Liberties”

Militia News – by Gary Hunt

Prior to the Constitution, under the Articles of Confederation, each State (nation) had a right to defend its borders. The Articles created a collective pursuit of defense of borders against the British.

With the ratification of the Constitution, there was a greater consolidation of the collective into a Union. It also imposed upon that Union an obligation to protect each State against invasion, first, within the Powers of the Congress:   Continue reading “The American Militia in Defense of the State”

Mail.com

BAGHDAD (AP) — The decision by Iraq’s embattled Nouri al-Maliki to step down as prime minister revived hopes on Friday for the formation of a new government that could take on a growing insurgency by Sunni militants that has engulfed much of the country.

The move, which followed weeks of international and domestic pressure, defuses a political deadlock that has plunged Iraq into uncertainty at a time of the nation’s greatest turmoil since the 2011 withdrawal of U.S. troops.   Continue reading “Iraq’s al-Maliki steps down, backs rival for PM”

Mail.com

NEW YORK (AP) — Thousands of people across the country attended protest vigils Thursday for an unarmed black Missouri teenager fatally shot by a white police officer and other victims who organizers say died as a result of police brutality.

The vigils, observed in more than 90 cities as part of a National Moment of Silence, came days after the shooting death of 18-year-old Michael Brown and the death of a New York man caused by a police officer’s chokehold.   Continue reading “Rallies honor people who died at hands of police”

RT

A group of five Muslim American men included on the watchlist of suspected terrorists maintained by the United States government filed a federal complaint on Thursday this week contesting their placement.

“The federal government has unjustly and disproportionately targeted American Muslims by routinely adding their names to the Terrorist Screening Database without affording them their rights to due process,”Lena Masri, a staff attorney for the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), said in a statement announcing the legal action. “The lawsuit will challenge the government’s broad and unchecked power to secretly label individuals as ‘known or suspected terrorists’ without concrete facts, but based on only a vague standard of ‘reasonable suspicion.’”   Continue reading “Muslim Americans sue feds over placement on terrorist watchlist”

RT

Thousands of people in Tel Aviv rallied to show support for the IDF’s military campaign in Gaza, urging the government forces to stop Hamas rocket attacks on Israel once and for all.

An estimated 10,000 Israelis gathered in Rabin Square for first major demonstration since Operation Protective Edge began on July 8, officially to protect Israeli civilians from the barrage of rockets launched from the militant organization on the Gaza strip.   Continue reading “‘Finish the job!’ Thousands of Israelis rally in support of Gaza offensive”

RT

The government of Argentina is ready to use an anti-terrorism law to seek criminal charges against a US-based international printing company, which unexpectedly closed its plant on the outskirts of Buenos Aires.

Workers of RR Donnelley in the Argentinian capital came to work on Monday to be informed of the plant’s closure due to an “insurmountable crisis,” according to AP.    Continue reading “‘Attempt to intimidate’: US firm may face terrorism charges in Argentina”

RT

Thousands of people in New York rallied in solidarity with residents of Ferguson on Thursday, showing support to people across the US who have been victims of police brutality. The NYPD threatened mass arrests if people did not stop blocking traffic.

The New York City Police Department has arrested at least four people during a peaceful rally intended to pay tribute to Michael Brown and others who have suffered from police brutality.   Continue reading “NYPD threatens mass arrests at Ferguson solidarity rally”

Breitbart – by JON FLEISCHMAN

If you like Obamacare, you’re going to love Proposition 45, the ballot initiative that would give one politician– liberal Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones–complete authority over health care costs and benefits for individuals and small businesses in California.

Worse, the trial lawyers who fund Jones’s campaigns wrote Prop 45 to help them make more money from frivolous lawsuits. When liberal politicians and trial lawyers conspire to change laws to benefit themselves, you can bet that taxpayers will get the short end of the stick.   Continue reading “Prop 45: CA Doubles Down On Obamacare With New ‘Health Care Czar’”

AOL

When Dan Marino was 14, his family drove through Jackson, Wyoming on a summer road trip. “We came in through Togwotee Pass in the north,” he remembers. “I saw the Snow King ski resort, and I tapped my mom on the shoulder and said, ‘I’m moving here.’ ”

He never said another word about that daydream until he graduated from high school. That’s when he loaded up his 1966 Mustang with everything he owned. “My mom said, ‘Where on earth are you going?’ I said, ‘Jackson Hole,’ and I never looked back,” says Marino, now 53.   Continue reading “Jackson Hole Buffalo Meat Co.: From Daydream to Dream Job”

Huffington Post – by Paige Lavender

Tiffany Mitchell, a woman who says she witnessed a police officer shoot and killMichael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, shared her story during an appearance on CNN with her attorney Wednesday night.

Mitchell said she was driving when she saw Brown trying to pull away from an officer as the two were “tussling through a window.” She said she had hoped to get a video because the incident “just didn’t look right,” but failed to get her camera out in time.   Continue reading “Tiffany Mitchell On Witnessing Michael Brown Shooting: Police ‘Showed No Kind Of Remorse’”

Huffington Post – by Simon McCormack

A father of five died after he was involved in an altercation with deputies who suspected him of burglary.

The Victorville Daily Press reports that Dante Parker, 36, was suspected of attempting to burglarize a Victorville home on Tuesday afternoon.

The person who reported the burglary said the suspect fled on a bicycle and, according to the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s office, Parker was seen riding his bike near the scene.   Continue reading “Dad Dies After Deputies Hit Him With Taser”