From the Trenches World Report

RT News

Following North Korea’s launching of mid-range ballistic missiles over the sea last Saturday, Japan has promised to use one of its destroyers in the Sea of Japan to shoot down any further possible launches in April that may threaten Japan.

The order to intercept was issued on Thursday by Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera and concerned any launches that may take place from April 3-25, the 82nd anniversary of the founding of the Korean People’s Army, according to The Asahi Shimbun.   Continue reading “Tokyo orders military to shoot down missile launches by N. Korea”

RT News

US officials on Friday slammed plans to construct an EU-centric communication system, designed to prevent emails and phone calls from being swept up by the NSA, warning that such a move is a violation of trade laws.

Calling Europe’s proposal to build its own integrated communication system “draconian,” the office of the US Trade Representative (USTR) said American tech companies, which are worth an estimated $8 trillion per year, would take a financial hit if Brussels gives the initiative the green light.    Continue reading “US blasts Europe’s plan for anti-snooping network as ‘unfair advantage’”

RT News

Secretary of State John Kerry said Friday that the Obama administration will reassess its role in attempting to broker a peace deal between Israel and Palestine after the latest round of discussions proved to be all but fruitful.

Speaking to reporters from Rabat, Morocco amid his latest tour overseas, Kerry said that the most recent attempts from the United States to find common ground between leadership in the Middle East have failed.   Continue reading “Kerry gives up on Israeli-Palestinian peace talks”

RT News

The US State Department is unable to explain how it spent billions of dollars worth of contract funds in areas throughout the world, according to a newly unveiled report by the department’s internal watchdog.

The Office of Inspector General explained in a March 20 “management alert” to department leaders that approximately $6 billion has gone unaccounted for over the past six years. The note said the number of missing documents “exposes the department to significant financial risk” and is a dangerous lack of oversight.   Continue reading “$6 bn worth of contracts misplaced by State Department”

[Might I suggest calling Don Boettcher for night vision?  Why deal with a stranger when you can deal with a friend?  His number is 231-796-8458.]

The Organic Prepper – by John Q. Public

Introduction

And in vain do they worship me, teaching doctrines and commandments of men…. Let them alone: they are blind, and leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the blind, both will fall into the pit. -Matthew 15:9-14   Continue reading “Night Vision: Own the Night”

Global Research – by Professor John Ryan

Since the overthrow of the Yanukovych government in Ukraine at the end of February 2014, the mainstream media en masse has attempted to whitewash the nature of the current Ukrainian government. This has occurred even in some progressive publications and websites, e.g., a recent two-part series in Rabble.ca.

As soon as this government took over, the New York Times referred to it as a new wave of democracy, and this then set the tone for the media in the West. Although here and there it’s sometimes mentioned that Svoboda, a member of the coalition government, “once had some quasi-fascist inclinations,” that’s as far as it goes. All else about Svoboda and the paramilitary Right Sector has been effectively swept off into Orwell’s memory hole.   Continue reading “The Media’s Disinformation Campaign on Ukraine: “There are No neo-Nazis in the Interim Government””

Count Down to Zerotime – by Cliff Kincaid

Pat Buchanan’s column, “Is God Now on Russia’s Side?,” is difficult to read and almost laugh-out-loud funny, as Buchanan was once a staunch anti-communist who served President Reagan as his communications director during the Cold War. Buchanan’s opposition to the Evil Empire, as Reagan correctly called it, has given way to an unseemly embrace of former Soviet KGB colonel Vladimir Putin, the virtual dictator of Russia who served the “Evil Empire” for decades.   Continue reading “Modern Day Russian Dupes”

RIA Novosti

MOSCOW, March 26 (RIA Novosti) – Tensions between Moscow and Washington will not derail the two countries from signing an agreement on the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act or FATCA, Russia’s Minister of Finance Anton Siluanov said Wednesday.

“It will be all right. We will undertake all necessary steps for our banks to provide information about American taxpayers,” Siluanov said.   Continue reading “Moscow, Washington Will Not Postpone FATCA Agreement – Russian Finance Minister”

Independent – by CAHAL MILMO

The Washington Free Beacon – by Bill Gertz

A senior CIA official has died in an apparent suicide this week from injuries sustained after jumping off a building in northern Virginia, according to sources close to the CIA.

CIA spokesman Christopher White confirmed the death and said the incident did not take place at CIA headquarters in McLean, Va.

“We can confirm that there was an individual fatally injured at a facility where agency work is done,” White told the Washington Free Beacon. “He was rushed to a local area hospital where he subsequently died. Due to privacy reasons and out of respect for the family, we are not releasing additional information at this time.”   Continue reading “CIA Official Dies in Apparent Suicide”

Before It’s News – by Mort Amsel

The house is registered to Schmittmann. In the home the body of the father, the mother and teenage daughter were found. Schmittmann still a child, nothing is known about it.   Continue reading “Banker Murder-Suicide? Dutch Banker Found Dead In Home With Wife And Daughter”