From the Trenches World Report

He’s back from the dead and federal authorities are delighted to see him.

A banker wanted for $21 million wire fraud who fooled many into believing he had committed suicide in 2012 has been arrested in south Georgia.

Authorities say Aubrey Lee Price, 47, was pulled over by police in Brunswick for his vehicle’s illegally tinted windows on Tuesday and after a bit of questioning, they realized who he was. Continue reading “‘Dead’ banker, Aubrey Lee Price, arrested on $21M fraud charges 18 months after claimed suicide”

Reuters – by Stephen Jewkes and Deepa Seetharaman

MILAN/DETROIT, Jan 1 (Reuters) – Italian carmaker Fiat SpA struck a $4.35 billion deal to gain full control of Chrysler Group LLC, ending more than a year of tense talks that have obstructed Chief Executive Sergio Marchionne’s efforts to combine the two automakers’ resources.

The agreement, announced on Wednesday, cements Marchionne’s reputation as the industry’s consummate dealmaker about a decade after he took the helm of Fiat as a car business newcomer, analysts and bankers said. Continue reading “Fiat strikes $4.35 billion deal to buy rest of Chrysler”

The Guardian – by Damian Carrington

Temperature rises resulting from unchecked climate change will be at the severe end of those projected, according to a new scientific study.

The scientist leading the research said that unless emissions of greenhouse gases were cut, the planet would heat up by a minimum of 4C by 2100, twice the level the world’s governments deem dangerous. Continue reading “Propaganda Alert: Planet likely to warm by 4C by 2100, scientists warn”

RT News

Millions of US and Canadian users of popular photo sharing app Snapchat had their phone numbers and usernames exposed online after the data was captured by anonymous hackers. The leak comes months after Snapchat was warned of a major security hole.

The New Year may have only just started, but for Snapchat developers it has already been marked by the greatest security fail in the mobile app’s history. Continue reading “4.6 million Snapchat photo app usernames, phone numbers leaked”

RT News

Syrian computer hacker conglomerate, the Syrian Electronic Army (SEA), has kicked off the New Year with a number of cyber-attacks, compromising Skype’s Twitter, Facebook accounts, and its official blog.

Social media accounts belonging to Skype, Microsoft’s voice-over-IP service, were hacked around 19:30 GMT. SEA posted on Skype’s Twitter account a rogue message saying “Stop spying on people! via Syrian Electronic Army.” The hacker group also urged people not to use Microsoft accounts because the company is “selling the data to the governments.” Continue reading “‘Stop spying on people!’: Syrian Electronic Army hacks Skype”

RT News

The US has been voted as the most significant threat to world peace in a survey across 68 different countries. Anti-American sentiment was not only recorded in antagonistic countries, but also in many allied NATO partners like Turkey and Greece.

A global survey conducted by the Worldwide Independent Network and Gallup at the end of 2013 revealed strong animosity towards the US’s role as the world’s policeman. Citizens across over 60 nations were asked: “Which country do you think is the greatest threat to peace in the world today?” Continue reading “US the biggest threat to world peace in 2013 – poll”

RT News

An 85-year-old Palestinian man died after inhaling teargas used by Israeli forces during their clashes with Palestinian youths, who were celebrating the anniversary of Fatah, eyewitnesses told Reuters.

Saeed Jaser Ali died on Thursday in hospital, where he was taken after an Israeli gas canister landed a day earlier in his house in the village of Kufr Qaddoum near Nablus in the northern West Bank. Continue reading “85yo Palestinian man dies after ‘Israeli teargas canister landed in his home’”

McClatchy DC – by DAVID LIGHTMAN

The current Congress is not only unproductive, but most Americans see it as the worst they’ve ever known, according to a new CNN/ORC International poll released Thursday.

Two-thirds said the 113th Congress, which left for the year last week, is the worst in their lifetime. Twenty-eight percent disagreed.

Nearly three in four said this Congress has done nothing to deal with the nation’s problems. Continue reading “Most Americans say this Congress is worst in their lifetime, CNN poll says”

The Organic Prepper

If you’re looking for wholesome activities for your kids, you might be considering something like 4-H. Geared towards an agricultural lifestyle, the 4-H Youth Development Organization seems like a great way for your child to hang out with other kids who are interested in more than the latest TV reality show. Doesn’t this sound great? Continue reading “Indoctrination: 4-H Sells Its Soul to Monsanto and the US Soybean Council”

Washington’s Blog

Are “Digital” Troops Being Sent Into Our Digital Devices Like British Troops Were Sent Into American Colonists’ Homes?

We have extensively documented that the U.S. government is trampling virtually every single Constitutional right set forth in the Bill of Rights.

One of the few rights which we thought the government still respects is the the 3rd Amendment, which prohibits the government forcing people to house troops: Continue reading “Is The NSA Quartering “Digital” Troops Within Our Homes?”

ABC News

The California Supreme Court on Thursday will decide whether to grant a law license to a man living in the United States illegally who graduated from law school and passed the state bar exam.

The opinion to be published comes in the case of Sergio Garcia, who is challenging a 1996 law that bars people living in the country illegally from receiving “professional licenses” from government agencies, or with the use of public funds, unless state lawmakers vote otherwise. Continue reading “California to Rule on Law License for Illegal Immigrant”

Bullets First

In another example of liberal political correctness run amok and the desire to rewrite history, beloved claymation character Yukon Cornelius has had his nickel plated six shooter confiscated by toy companies.

As you can see in the picture below, Yukon Cornelius was a man who looked after his own well being while out in the harsh wilderness. He dressed warmly for his environment, had his wool cap and ear muffs, warm weather jacket and pants and some sturdy boots. He was also well provisioned carrying with him a backpack for supplies, a canteen, a knife, a hammer AND A GUN. Continue reading “Gun Confiscation in time for Christmas. Yukon Cornelius stripped of his trusty revolver”

Bullets First

A couple of days ago I heard a child misspeak about New Year’s Resolutions by calling them New Year’s Revolutions.

After a quick chuckle I got to thinking. Resolutions are cliche and pointless. They breed crowds at fitness centers and health food stores for the month of January before they are abandoned completely come February. Continue reading “Don’t Resolve, Revolt! What Are Your New Year’s REVOLUTIONS?”

MassPrivateI

Target Inc., has a forensic services laboratory called the “Target Forensic Services” which provides forensic examinations, and assists outside law enforcement with help on special cases. Target’s lab is among 390 crime labs accredited by the American Society of Crime Laboratory Directors/Laboratory Accreditation Board (ASCLD/LAB).

Schriever was a criminalist for the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation. Examiners Aaron Read and Jacob Steinhour are members of FBI-sponsored scientific working groups. And lab director Rick Lautenbach is a Target “lifer,” having worked in assets protection and other leadership roles at Target for more than 16 years. Continue reading “Target’s crime lab convicts people of murder, arson & more”

Continue reading “Nextdoor.com the neighborhood spying program funded by former CIA Director George Tenet”

World Events and the Bible

WEB Notes: Isn’t it interesting that Germany and England are now joining the United States in these peace talks. The other two nations which hold a major portion of the descendants of the 12 tribes of Israel.

(Israel National News) – British Prime Minister David Cameron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel will make separate visits to Israel in the second half of February as part of an international push for Israel to sign a peace agreement with the Palestinian Authority (PA), Channel 10 News reported on Tuesday. Continue reading “Cameron and Merkel to Push for Peace in the Middle East”

Continue reading “1/2/2014 — ☢ ELEVATED LEVELS of Radiation ☢ 59.4CPM in the Snow – St. Louis, Missouri”

Nast cartoon L.A. Times – by Michael Hiltzik

As the five-year statute of limitations approaches for the wrongdoing that bequeathed us the Great Recession, the question of why no high-level executives have been prosecuted becomes more urgent.

You won’t find a better, more incisive discussion of the question than the one by U.S. District Judge Jed Rakoff of New York in the current issue of the New York Review of Books. Continue reading “U.S. judge asks: Why haven’t the financial executives been prosecuted?”

My first thought was “how long would it be before thieves used this technology to get in?”

And was it set upon us as an easy way for the “Agencies” to have easy access to our stuff?”

End of the American Dream – by Michael Snyder

All over America, criminals are using improvised electronic devices to electronically unlock vehicles and steal whatever they find inside. These “mystery gadgets” reportedly recreate the same signals that the key fobs that so many of us carry around send out. As you will see below, footage is popping up nationwide of thieves using these “mystery gadgets” to remotely unlock car doors and disable alarm systems. Once a car has been unlocked, it takes these thieves just a few moments to take what they want before leaving without a trace. Continue reading “Thieves Are Using “Mystery Gadgets” To Electronically Unlock Cars And Steal What Is Inside”

Canada Free Press – by Dr. Ileana Johnson Paugh

“The absolute worst – and often irreparable – damage done to the Free World has been caused by the Kremlin’s disinformation operations designed to change the past.”– Lt. Gen. Ion Mihai Pacepa

The Oxford dictionary defines “disinformation” as false information that is intended to mislead, especially propaganda issued by a government organization to a rival power or the media.” The word originated in the 1950s with the Russian word, “dezinformatsiya.” Continue reading “Falsifiers of History”