From the Trenches World Report

The Washington Post – by JUSTIN JOUVENAL

Gun rights activist Adam Kok­esh, who was convicted of drug and gun charges Thursday in a Fairfax County court, did not contest the allegations, but he called the raid that led to his arrest “political persecution.”

Kokesh, 32, entered an Alford plea in Circuit Court to two felonies related to his possession of hallucinogenic mushrooms while possessing a gun. In an Alford plea, a defendant does not admit guilt but acknowledges that prosecutors have enough evidence to obtain a conviction.   Continue reading “Va. court convicts gun rights activist Adam Kokesh”

The Blaze – by Benjamin Weingarten

Dana Loesch has a new book coming out in October that is sure to stir up controversy among anti-gun activists, while firing up Second Amendment proponents.

The provocative title, “Hands Off My Gun,” (Amazon, B&N) provides readers with the historical background behind why the Founders developed the Second Amendment, the devastating consequences (especially for women) of restrictions on such rights, and exposes the tactics and ideology of anti-gun activists while providing a guide to debunk their most specious arguments.   Continue reading “Dana Loesch: ‘Gun control is the ultimate war on women’”

The Organic Prepper

With unemployment rates skyrocketing, going out and finding a new job can be nigh on to impossible these days.  This is only going to get trickier as the government continues to force businesses to increase the minimum wage. Workloads that used to provide employment to two people are now forced onto one. The work performed gets shoddier as the one employed person struggles to keep up, and the number of people who are employed gets lower.

If you don’t have a job, consider making one up. Actually, you might be better to make up several, considering the current economy and how difficult it can be to start a business these days.   Continue reading “The Austerity Diaries: If You Don’t Have a Job, Make One Up”

New York Post – by Josh Saul

A Manhattan cop and his customs-officer brother pleaded guilty in Brooklyn federal court Thursday to smuggling unlicensed assault and sniper rifles from the United States to the Philippines.

Disgraced NYPD Officer Rex Maralit and his US Customs officer sibling, Wilfredo, shipped the guns to a third brother in the Philippines, prosecutors have said.The pair will land 4 ¾ to 6 years in prison under the deal.   Continue reading “NYPD cop & brother plead guilty to gun smuggling”

Nasdaq

The U.S. since last year has been secretly flying unmanned surveillance aircraft in small numbers over Iraq to collect intelligence on insurgents, according to U.S. officials.

The program was limited in size and proved little use to U.S. and Iraqi officials when Islamist fighters moved swiftly this week to seize two major Iraqi cities, the officials said.

Before the Islamist offensive, the program was expanded based on growing U.S. and Iraqi concerns about the expanded military activities of al Qaeda-linked fighters.   Continue reading “U.S. Secretly Flying Unmanned Drones Over Iraq”

Press TV

“We will not be sending US troops back into combat in Iraq,” Obama said on the South Lawn of the White House on Friday, with his Marine One helicopter seen in the background.   Continue reading “Obama says US won’t send combat troops to Iraq”

Breitbart – by MATTHEW BOYLE

Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg donated $250,000 to the pro-Thad Cochran super PAC “Mississippi Conservatives” in late May, Federal Election Commission (FEC) filings the organization provided show.

Bloomberg’s donation to the Super PAC supporting Cochran could end up becoming a kiss of death for Cochran in the heated runoff against conservative state Sen. Chris McDaniel, who bested Cochran in the popular vote in the primary a little over a week ago, forcing a runoff a week from Tuesday.   Continue reading “Michael Bloomberg Dumps Quarter Million Dollars Into Mississippi To Help Thad Cochran”

AmmoLand

NEWTOWN, Conn –-(Ammoland.com)- Despite overwhelming public opposition, the Pleasant Hill City Council this past week approved amending a city zoning ordinance banning where law-abiding, federally licensed firearms and ammunition retailers can operate.

In passing the anti-gun zoning changes, the City Council defied Pleasant Hill’s own Planning Commission, which a month earlier voted unanimously against adopting any new zoning restrictions designed to put FFLs out of business.   Continue reading “Pleasant Hill, Calif. City Council Defies Zoning Panel Bans Legal Gun Shops”

AmmoLand – by David Cole

USA – -(Ammoland.com)- Everybody should be properly trained if they intend to use a gun for self-defense, right? No argument here. But should it be mandated by the government?

I say no. Emphatically!

“But Dave,” you might point out, “You are a firearms trainer. Clearly you believe in the importance of training.” And you’d be right. Proper and continued training enhances safety, physical skill and mindset, and mitigates legal risk. These are all good things.   Continue reading “Mandatory Firearms Training? – What if We Had Mandatory Free Speech Training”

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Guns ‘n’ Freedom, August 22, 2013

In 1996 Australia unloaded some of the most severe gun bans and gun confiscation programs on record.  And for the guns that were not confiscated gun owners were forced to enter into license agreements and have their guns registered so the government knew what guns everyone had.

Well, they really only knew what guns the law abiding had, since none of the criminals actually followed the program.  Fancy that.   Continue reading “17 Years After Gun Bans in Australia …Police Say Gun Crime is Out of Control”

Iraqi News

(IraqiNews.com) Iranian Revolutionary Guard forces helped Iraqi troops regain control over most of Tikrit, according to Iranian security sources.

Confronted by the threat of Sunni Muslim forces overtaking Shiite-dominated Iraq, Iran responded to aid its Arab ally and sent Revolutionary Guard fighters to Iraq, according to Iranian security sources.   Continue reading “Iran deploys military to fight Sunni ISIL insurgents in Iraq”

RT News

The US government is set to auction off $18 million worth of bitcoins seized from an online drugs market known as Silk Road. The Department of Justice is looking to make a considerable windfall from the sale with bitcoin increasing in value recently.

The now-defunct cyber-black market was closed down in October of last year, with authorities confiscating 30,000 bitcoin. The FBI also arrested the alleged kingpin of the online drugs bazaar, Ross Ulbricht, seizing roughly 144,000 bitcoin in the process.    Continue reading “US govt to auction $18mn worth of bitcoin seized from Silk Road”

RT News

At least one Ukrainian armored vehicle crossed the Russian border with Ukraine Friday overnight and stopped in the Rostov Region, according to Russia’s Security Service. The military abandoned the vehicle and returned to Ukraine.

The Ukrainian armored vehicle stopped in near the village of Millerovo, said the head of the press department of the Federal Security Service (FSB) in Rostov Region, Vasily Malaev.     Continue reading “Ukrainian APC with troops breaches Russian border”

Mail.com

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (AP) — For years, just enough hardcore classic car lovers and curious travelers wandered through the National Corvette Museum in Kentucky to keep the doors open. Now, after a massive sinkhole swallowed eight pristine models of vintage muscle, attendance has skyrocketed.

And visitors are as eager to peer into the chasm as they are to see the ‘Vettes, if not more so. “The response to this has been bigger than anyone could have ever imagined,” said Katie Frassinelli, a spokeswoman for the museum that sits just off Interstate 65 in Bowling Green. “On the one hand, we don’t want to be known as the sinkhole museum. But on the other hand, it’s bringing a lot of people that may not have otherwise come.”   Continue reading “Gearheads, gawkers drawn to ‘Vette museum sinkhole”

Mail.com

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Even as Congress adopted the Stars and Stripes as the nation’s official flag in 1777, another American banner was making history on Revolutionary War battlefields.

The plain blue standard with 13 white, six-pointed stars traveled with George Washington to denote his presence as commander in chief of the Continental Army. This month, conservators finished preserving the fragile and faded silk banner — but it won’t be seen publicly anytime soon. It’s one of thousands of objects waiting for a permanent home at the Museum of the American Revolution, which is expected to open in Philadelphia in late 2016.   Continue reading “Washington’s flag awaits museum’s 2016 opening”

Infowars – by Mikael Thalen

A leaked New York State Counter Terrorism Bulletin provided exclusively to Infowars reveals how law enforcement are being told to prepare for increased violence from “far-right extremists.”

Published by the New York State Intelligence Center, the document, entitled “CTB 14-07: Recent Spike in Violence Targeting Law Enforcement,” details several recent shootings while warning police to be on the look out for people displaying anti-government viewpoints.   Continue reading “Leaked Counter Terrorism Bulletin Warns Police Of Impending ‘Far-Right Violence’”

Pittsburgh Post Gazette – by Clarece Polke

National Review Online – by Joel Gehrke

President Obama reminded Democratic donors that “our future rests” on the success of people brought to the United States illegally as children, who would qualify for citizenship if Congress had passed the DREAM Act.

“About 30 to 40 percent of the kids in this school, by the way, are DREAM kids,” Obama said Wednesday evening. “You wouldn’t know it looking at them, because they are as American as apple pie.  But every single one of these kids, you might not be able to tell the difference, but a whole bunch of them — they’re worried about whether or not they’re going to be able to finance their college education of their immigrant status.  They’re worried about whether, in fact, this country that they love so deeply loves them back and understands that our future rests on their success.  Why wouldn’t we want to give them that certainty that you are part of the fabric of this nation, we’re counting on you, and we’re going to make sure you succeed?  Why wouldn’t we want to do that?”   Continue reading “Obama: ‘Our Future Rests’ On The Success Of DREAM Kids”

The Clarion Project – by Ryan Mauro

The Islamic Society of North America (ISNA), a U.S. Muslim Brotherhood entity, is proudly announcing that the U.S. military is again using their chaplains for active-duty service after a 15-year lull.

ISNA has a well-documented extremist history. In 1991, the Muslim Brotherhood listed ISNA as one of its main fronts. Declassified FBI memos said ISNA is a component of the Muslim Brotherhood, who sees its “work in America as a kind of grand jihad in eliminating and destroying the Western civilization from within.”   Continue reading “U.S. Military Hires Chaplains Endorsed by Brotherhood Entity”