From the Trenches World Report

USA Today – by Brad Heath

WASHINGTON — The FBI gave its informants permission to break the law at least 5,658 times in a single year, according to newly disclosed documents that show just how often the nation’s top law enforcement agency enlists criminals to help it battle crime.

The U.S. Justice Department ordered the FBI to begin tracking crimes by its informants more than a decade ago, after the agency admitted that its agents had allowed Boston mobster James “Whitey” Bulger to operate a brutal crime ring in exchange for information about the Mafia. The FBI submits that tally to top Justice Department officials each year, but has never before made it public.   Continue reading “FBI allowed informants to commit 5,600 crimes”

Of late, we have the “phony scandals”.  Most notable are Benghazi, IRS, Associated Press and Fast and Furious’.

Then there is Solyndra, Abound Solar, Beacon Power, Fisker Automotive, and the list goes on.

Obama Care is an absolute disaster.  Obama will accept nothing less than complete acceptance of the whole bill which will put many small businesses out of business.   Continue reading “Obama Years”

1. Always keep your gun pointed in a safe direction,
such as at a hippy or a communist.

2. Dumb children may get a hold of your guns and shoot each other.
If your children are dumb, put them up for adoption to protect your guns

3. No matter how responsible he seems, never give your gun to a monkey.   Continue reading “Top Ten Gun Safety Tips!”

Story Leak – by Daniel G. J.

The American taxpayer is footing the bill for illegal electronic surveillance efforts being conducted by Her Majesty’s government. These efforts appear to violate both the United States Constitution and British law.

It has been discovered that the National Security Agency paid its British counterpart, the Government Communications Headquarters, or GCHQ, $151 million (£100 million) for electronic surveillance over the past few years. These efforts included Global Telecoms Exploitation in which GCHQ tapped into fiber optic cables that gave them the ability to monitor international emails and phone calls. The Guardian newspaper reported on these items in the latest of NSA leaks.   Continue reading “US Taxpayers Paying for Illegal British Surveillance Efforts”

Business Insider – by Sam Ro

After an incredibly busy week that ended with a weak jobs report, this coming week has almost no major U.S. economic events scheduled.

However, some members of the Federal Reserve will be speaking.  And all market participants will be interested to hear what they have to say about the direction of monetary policy in the wake of the latest data dump.   Continue reading “3 Big Fed Speeches Are Coming Up This Week”

RT News

The 7- and 10-year-old children of a Pennsylvania couple that reached a settlement following a lawsuit involving health issues brought on by fracking have been barred from discussing details of the case for the rest of their lives.

Though a gag order is not unusual in itself when large corporations reach a settlement with plaintiffs in court, the August 2011 case of a family that went to court with Range Resources Corporation, Williams Gas/Laurel Mountain Midstream, and Markwest Energy due to the environmental and health impact caused by gas fracking operations has raised eyebrows for its inclusion of the couple’s young children.   Continue reading “Lifelong ‘frack gag’: Two Pennsylvania children banned from discussing fracking”

RT News

A strong undersea earthquake has hit the same northeastern region of Japan that was devastated by a deadly 2011 tsunami. No damage or injuries have been reported in the affected area, including the Fukushima prefecture.

The 6.0 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Miyagi prefecture on Sunday. The epicenter was 50 kilometers below the seabed.  No tsunami warning was issued by the Japan Meteorological Agency.   Continue reading “Fukushima shaken by 6.0 magnitude quake”

Modern Survival Blog – by Ken Jorgustin

Consider this… IF we were to ever experience a true SHTF collapse in this nation, most of us know that within days… FOOD will be of the utmost concern.

Where will this food be?

A supply will exist in all of our local grocery stores… for about 3 days to a week (without resupply).   Continue reading “Massive Food Storage Will Be Found Here…”

The Seattle Times – by Brian M. Rosenthal

The SPD and other police agencies in the state say using cameras to instantly check license plates is an efficient way to find stolen cars and chronic parking offenders. But skeptics complain it’s another way Big Brother is watching.

Cregan Newhouse patrols the streets of Seattle, chasing license plates.   Continue reading “Seattle Police cameras busy snapping license plates”

France 24

AFP – Syrian President Bashar al-Assad issued a decree Sunday banning the use of foreign currency in commercial transactions, state news agency SANA said.

“It is prohibited to make payments, reimbursements, commercial transactions and any other commercial operation in foreign currency or in precious stones,” SANA quoted the decree as saying.   Continue reading “Syria’s Assad bans foreign currency transactions”

Defense Blog – by NJS

Indigenously built nuclear-powered submarine, INS Arihant, is finally set to sail out from its base at Vishakhapatnam. The 6,000-tonne submarine, armed with nuclear missiles, is ready after years of efforts interspersed with sanctions in 1998 and impediments due to non-availability of cutting-edge technology.

“The nuclear reactor that will power the submarine can be formally declared ‘critical’ anytime now, while the nuclear-tipped missiles to be launched from underwater are in place,” sources said.   Continue reading “N-powered sub Arihant all set to sail out from Vizag”

Fellowship of the Minds

KHOU: COLUMBUS, Texas — Two bank robbery suspects were shot in Colorado County Thursday night by a man who said they kidnapped him and his wife, a bank employee.

According to the Colorado County Sheriff’s Office, the couple had been held at gunpoint by the suspects inside their home just north of Columbus. They were then forced to drive to the First National Bank of Eagle Lake in Columbus. The suspects then forced the woman to take out an undisclosed amount of funds, investigators said.   Continue reading “Husband shoots 2 bank robbery suspects who kidnapped him, his wife”

Live in the Now – by Joshua Corn

When it comes “how you’re going to die,” many people fear things like airplane crashes or shark attacks, even though statistics show that deaths from these events are very rare. Conversely, far too many people mistakenly believe that certain common aspects of everyday life are extremely safe — when, in reality, this is often far from the truth.

Once such daily ritual that is far more dangerous than many people believe is taking properly prescribed pharmaceutical drugs. Popping pills on a daily basis to “improve health” has become far too common for many Americans. In fact, according to the CDC, approximately 50% of all Americans take a pharmaceutical drug daily. When you isolate senior citizens, the number shoots up to an astonishing 90%. And perhaps even more troubling, 20% of children take a pharmaceutical drug.   Continue reading “Guess What Kills One Person Every 19 Minutes?”

Prepared Christian – by Chris Ray

I reposted an article from Offgrid Survival called Half of all Americans Won’t Survive 2 Weeks without Electricity. It explained how fragile the electric grid is and how most Americans won’t last two weeks without it.

I’m not sure that half the population would die off in two weeks. In my thinking it would depend on if trucks were still running and making deliveries of food and medicine. One thing I do know is that if we saw an event that brought the electric grid down, life would be difficult for everyone and impossible for some.   Continue reading “Preparing for the Grid to go Down”