From the Trenches World Report

Ron Paul Institute – by Daniel McAdams

Do you, like 56 percent of the US population, believe that the US should “not get too involved” in the Ukraine situation? Do you think that the US administration putting us on a war footing with Russia is a bad idea? Are you concerned that the new, US-backed leaders of Ukraine — not being elected — might lack democratic legitimacy? Are you tempted to speak out against US policy in Ukraine; are you tempted to criticize the new Ukrainian regime?   Continue reading “Against Ukraine War? Obama May Seize Your Assets”

Tech Eye

Garry Kasparov’s web site  is being banned from being accessed in Russia along with other web sites that Vladimir Putin doesn’t admire.

That’s according to Reuters, which  said a new piece of draconian legislation allows the government to prevent access to web sites it doesn’t care for.   Continue reading “Russia shuts down internet sites”

Zero Hedge – by Tyler Durden

With a day left until the critical, if widely expected, results from the Crimean referendum are revealed, it is worth recalling the main footnote in last night’s State Department travel alert for Russia: “all U.S. citizens located in or considering travel to the border region, specifically the regions bordering Ukraine in Bryansk, Kursk, Belgorod, Voronezh, and Rostov Oblasts and Krasnodar Krai, should be aware of the potential for escalation of tensions, military clashes (either accidental or intentional).” See, for the purpose of a military provocation, “accidental” will do. It is therefore not surprising to see that moments ago all major news wires blasted the following headline, quoting the Ukraine ministry of defense:   Continue reading “Ukraine Says It Has Repelled A Russian Army Attempt To Enter Region Adjacent To Crimea”

RT News

Foreign Minister Elias Jaua has called US Secretary of State John Kerry a murderer and accused him of inciting violence in Venezuela. Jaua’s words came in retaliation to Kerry’s accusation that the Venezuelan government is terrorizing its own people.

In a heated rebuke to Kerry, Jaua denounced him as a murderer of the Venezuelan people.   Continue reading “Venezuela accuses Kerry of murder and inciting violence”

Continue reading “I no longer feel quite so stupid”

AOL – Accuweather

Severe thunderstorms are expected to rumble from Texas on Saturday to Georgia by Sunday as a complex and multi-faceted storm takes shape.

Plenty of warm, moist air transported northward from the Gulf of Mexico will clash with colder air surging southward across the Plains. As a result, violent thunderstorms will erupt over eastern Texas, including Dallas and Houston.   Continue reading “New Storm to Bring Severe Thunderstorms to South, Snow to East”

RT News

The US had 875,000 people in its terrorist watchlist system as of December 2012. Those secretly blacklisted have no real path to challenge their status, states a new report, thus indefinitely restricting those listed from travel or simply getting a job.

Hundreds of thousands of Americans and foreigners languish in the watchlist system, considered“known or suspected terrorists” based on secret rules and evidence that are basically impenetrable should the average suspect attempt to contest them, says a new report by the ACLU that highlights these challenges.   Continue reading “875,000 left in bureaucratic black hole that is US terror watchlist system”

WPXI 11

HARRISBURG, Pa. — A south-central Pennsylvania municipality is agreeing to pay $500,000 to settle two federal civil rights lawsuits that claimed its police officers beat two suspects in separate incidents then made false reports to cover up the assaults.

Police State USA

DES MOINES, IA — A settlement has been reached for a groom who was beaten unconscious at his own wedding reception, although the city still refuses to admit their officer did anything wrong.

Wedding Bash

The case dates back to 2011, when John Twombly and his bride Khamla made their vows.   They held a reception with roughly 275-300 guests, and hired an off-duty Des Moines police officer, Andrew Phipps, to provide security.   Continue reading “Groom beaten unconscious by police at his own wedding”

The Raw Story

The following is an excerpt from Julia Angwin’s Dragnet Nation: A Quest for Privacy, Security, and Freedom in a World of Relentless Surveillance. Who is watching you?

This was once a question asked only by kings, presidents and public figures trying to dodge the paparazzi and criminals trying to evade the law. The rest of us had few occasions to worry about being tracked.   Continue reading “Dragnet Nation: Here’s how you may already be getting hacked”

World Events and the Bible

(Source: WSJ) – The value of U.S. government bonds held by foreign central banks at the Federal Reserve shrank by a record amount this week, causing a stir in the Treasury market.

Treasury securities held in custody for foreign official and international accounts dropped by $105 billion in the week that ended Wednesday, according to the latest weekly data published by the Fed. That decline brought the current figure to $2.855 trillion, a 15-month low.   Continue reading “Big Drop in Foreigners’ Treasury Holdings at Fed Stirs Talk”

The Malay Mail

SHAH ALAM, March 15 — Police were seen arriving at the residence of Captain Zaharie Ahmad Shah, the pilot of the Flight MH370 at about 2.42pm today.

Metro

Spam videos enticing people to click on fake news stories about the missing Malaysia Airlines jet have been spreading malware on Facebook.

The fake ‘breaking news’ clips, which falsely claim the missing plane has been found, have been cluttering users’ timelines the week.

One bogus video has the headline: ‘Malaysia Plane MH370 Has Been Spotted Somewhere Near Bermuda Triangle. Shocking Videos Release Today.’   Continue reading “Spam ‘missing Malaysia Airlines MH370 jet spotted near Bermuda Triangle’ video spreads on Facebook”

New York Times – by KEITH BRADSHER and CHRIS BUCKLEY

SEPANG, Malaysia — Malaysia turned the search for Flight 370 into a criminal investigation on Saturday, after the prime minister declared that the plane had been deliberately diverted from its planned route a week ago from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing. The plane then flew as much as seven hours to an unknown destination.   Continue reading “Search for Malaysian Jet Becomes Criminal Inquiry”

New Straits Times

Below is the full text of Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s full statement of the missing MAS MH370 flight.

Seven days ago Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 disappeared. We realise this is an excruciating time for the families of those on board. No words can describe the pain they must be going through. Our thoughts and our prayers are with them.   Continue reading “PM’s statement on missing airliner”