From the Trenches World Report

Ynet News

The Mossad is currently working with Saudi Arabian officials on contingency plans for a possible attack on Iranian nuclear facilities, the Sunday Times reported.

According to the paper, both Israel and the Saudi kingdom are skeptical of the nuclear talks between Iran and world powers and are working together on a possible attack plan should such an agreement actualize but fail to stop the Islamic republic from continuing its nuclear project.   Continue reading “Report: Israel, Saudi Arabia cooperating on possible attack on Iran”

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Breitbart – by AWR Hawkins

Microsoft founder Bill Gates and his wife Melinda have “each contributed $25,000” to Washington’s Initiative 594, which would effectively ban private gun sales in the state.

The Washington Alliance for Gun Responsibility (WAGR) is pushing the initiative, claiming it “makes sure anyone buying a gun in Washington State passes the same background check, no matter where they buy the gun and no matter whom they buy it from.”    Continue reading “Bill Gates Backs Washington Initiative to Stop Private Gun Sales”

ZNet – by Andy Piascik

Two months ago, hundreds of thousands of Chileans somberly marked the 40^th anniversary of their nation’s September 11th terrorist event. It was on that date in 1973 that the Chilean military, armed with a generous supply of funds and weapons from the United States, and assisted by the CIA and other operatives, overthrew the democratically-elected government of the moderate socialist Salvador Allende. Sixteen years of repression, torture and death followed under the fascist Augusto Pinochet, while the flow of hefty profits to US multinationals – IT&T, Anaconda Copper and the like – resumed. Profits, along with concern that people in other nations might get ideas about independence, were the very reason for the coup and even the partial moves toward nationalization instituted by Allende could not be tolerated by the US business class.   Continue reading “Why Is Henry Kissinger Walking Around Free?”

Yahoo News – by Eric Pfeiffer

A World War II veteran who served the British Royal Navy with distinction was told he’s now too old to take part in an annual parade honoring veterans.

The Express reports that 89-year-old Albert “Dusty” Miller has served as the grand marshal for nearly 40 years in the Royal British Legion’s annual Remembrance Day parade.   Continue reading “World War II vet told he’s too old for memorial parade”

WRAL

UNION COUNTY, N.C. — Authorities arrested a Union County Department of Social Services worker and a Monroe man Friday night after an 11-year-old boy was found handcuffed to the front porch of a home with a dead chicken tied around his neck, investigators said.

WBTV of Charlotte reported a deputy was answering an animal services complaint next door to the home on Austin Road, south of Monroe, when he saw a child secured to the front porch at the ankle, by what appeared to be a pair of handcuffs.   Continue reading “DSS worker arrested after boy found handcuffed to porch with dead chicken around neck”

Yahoo News – by Liz Fields

The mother of firefighter who died while battling the Yarnell Hill blaze on June 30, intends to sue state and local authorities for negligence and attempting to “whitewash” an investigation into the deaths of the crew.

Marcia McKee filed a notice of claim on Friday against the state of Arizona, City of Prescott and Yavapai County seeking $12 million from each for negligent and careless actions that led to the death of her son, Grant, who was 21 when he perished alongside 18 members of his Granite Mountain Hotshots crew.   Continue reading “Mother of Fallen Yarnell Hill Firefighter Files Claim Seeking $36 Million”

AmmoLand – by AWR Hawkins

Washington DC – -(Ammoland.com)- Former Arizona Congresswoman Gabby Giffords is teaming up with Sandy Hook mother Nicole Hockley to push gun control on the first anniversary of the heinous crime at Sandy Hook Elementary.

The crime took place on December 14, 2012, and beginning on November 14, 2013, Giffords and Hockley are encouraging schools to talk to students about “gun violence.”   Continue reading “Gabby Giffords, Sandy Hook Mother Ask Children & Schools to Push Gun Control”

New York Times – by MICHAEL S. SCHMIDT and ERIC SCHMITT

WASHINGTON — In the view of America’s spy services, the next potential threat from Russia may not come from a nefarious cyberweapon or secrets gleaned from the files of Edward J. Snowden, the former National Security Agency contractor now in Moscow.

Instead, this menace may come in the form of a seemingly innocuous dome-topped antenna perched atop an electronics-packed building surrounded by a security fence somewhere in the United States.   Continue reading “A Russian GPS Using U.S. Soil Stirs Spy Fears”

The New York Post – by Kate Briquelet

With the election of Bill de Blasio, Mayor Bloomberg may be on his way out — but his pro-health policies will continue to mold New Yorkers from the cradle to the grave.

In his three terms, Nanny Bloomberg waged war on salt and soda, banned smoking in parks and pushed breast-feeding by having hospitals hide the formula.

Now in the twilight of his administration, Hizzoner is fighting for a slew of edicts before he exits, including mandatory flu shots for children and a crackdown on tanning beds.   Continue reading “The impact of Nanny Bloomberg”

The Healthy Home Economist – by Sarah

Nanny Bloomberg has officially morphed into Big Brother Bloomberg.

After an attempt to ban large sugary drinks from New York City eateries was ruled an illegal overreach of executive power and struck down by both lower and appellate state courts, Mayor Bloomberg is now trying to to require that all children under age 5 in city-licensed day care programs receive annual flu vaccinations.    Continue reading “New York City Seeks Mandatory Flu Jabs for Preschoolers”

Texas Tribune – by Neena Satija and Jim Malewitz

A consumer advocacy group says it has documented more than 100 excavations of potential construction problems across a 250-mile stretch of the Keystone XL pipeline’s Texas portion, raising questions about the integrity of one of the the most controversial crude oil transportation projects in recent history, which stretches below more than 600 rivers and streams in the state.

The segment of the Keystone XL pipeline that will pipe crude oil from Cushing, Okla., to the oil refineries in Texas’ Gulf Coast is nearly complete, and the Canadian energy company Transcanada says the extension will come online this year or early next. Unlike the hotly contested northern segment of the pipeline, which connects Oklahoma to the tar sands in Alberta, Canada, the southern section doesn’t require federal approval because it does not cross any international boundaries.   Continue reading “Report Questions Keystone XL Pipeline’s Integrity”

Beaumont Enterprise

MILFORD, Texas (AP) — In a story Nov. 15 about a pipeline fire, The Associated Press reported erroneously that a Chevron spokesman said the continued evacuation was a precaution over concerns over air quality. Spokesman Gareth Johnstone says the evacuation zone was being maintained as a precaution as work continued.

A corrected version of the story is below:   Continue reading “Correction: Texas-Pipeline-Explosion story”