From the Trenches World Report

Mail.com

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Nelson Mandela was a master of forgiveness. South Africa’s first black president spent nearly one-third of his life as a prisoner of apartheid, the system of white racist rule that he described as evil, yet he sought to win over its defeated guardians in a relatively peaceful transition of power that inspired the world.

As head of state, the ex-boxer, lawyer and inmate lunched with the prosecutor who argued successfully for his incarceration, sang the apartheid-era Afrikaans anthem at his inauguration and traveled hundreds of miles to have tea with the widow of Hendrik Verwoerd, the prime minister at the time he was sent to prison who was also the architect of white rule.   Continue reading “Nelson Mandela, South Africa’s peacemaker, dies”

Mail.com

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — With Boeing the king of U.S. aircraft manufacturing, more than a dozen states are groveling before the throne for a share of the riches to be made from the next-generation 777 jetliner.

From coast to coast, states are rushing to impress Boeing with lavish incentive packages that offer property, labor deals and billions of dollars in tax breaks. All this in the hopes that the aerospace giant will select them to assemble the new 777X — or at least give them a wing to construct.   Continue reading “States grovel before Boeing in bid for 777X jobs”

Dallas Craigslist

Community Connect, LLC
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Location: Dallas, Fort Worth and Houston

Position Description:

Community Connect, LLC is working with Planned Parenthood’s National Office on a new Affordable Care Act (ACA) Outreach Campaign. Community Connect, LLC in support of this work is launching a dynamic operation to reach, engage, and educate women and help them begin the process of obtaining health coverage.   Continue reading “Obamacare Job Posting found on Craigslist”

Liberty Gold and Silver – Mike McGill

With the precious metals market in the doldrums and at the bottom of a thirty month correction, there has definitely been some hand wringing and a whole bunch of moping from investors who purchased gold and silver at or near the 2011 highs. This is natural and to be expected. Nobody wants to lose money. People purchase investments ostensibly to make money – hopefully, a lot of it.   Continue reading “Forget about Trying to get Rich with Gold…You’re going to Need it to Survive!”

In a gunfight, the most important rule is .. HAVE A GUN!!!

If you own a gun, you will appreciate these rules.  If not, you should get one and learn how to use it and learn the rules:

A: Guns have only two enemies: rust and politicians.   Continue reading “Gunfight Rules”

IRMEP

“Quashed case” mystery solved: culprit is once again secret Israeli intervention.

2013 marks the 20th anniversary of the infamous “Anti-Defamation League (ADL) files controversy”  in which the ADL was discovered infiltrating, spying on and otherwise violating the privacy rights of a large number of anti-Apartheid, civil-rights and peace groups throughthe unlawful acquisition of private data from corrupt local law enforcement officials.  The single best retrospective is from long-time Middle East analyst and broadcaster Jeffrey Blankfort, who was also among those targeted by the ADL (see, “The Strange History of the Anti Defamation League: ADL Spies“).    Continue reading “FBI Investigated Anti-Defamation League (ADL) for Espionage”

GOP USA – by Watertown Daily Times (NY)

A majority of millennials — those age 18 to 29 — do not approve of the Affordable Care Act, the performance of President Barack Obama or the U.S. Congress, according to a survey conducted by the Harvard Institute of Politics.

Reactions to the results in the north country reveal similar frustrations, although there are supporters of President Obama’s signature health-care legislation.   Continue reading “The young turn against Obama, Congress and Obamacare”

The Official Microsoft Blog – by Brad Smith

Many of our customers have serious concerns about government surveillance of the Internet.

We share their concerns. That’s why we are taking steps to ensure governments use legal process rather than technological brute force to access customer data.   Continue reading “Protecting customer data from government snooping”

NBC New York – by Jonathan Dienst and Joe Valiquette

Dozens of Russian diplomats and their spouses living and working in New York have been charged with defrauding the Medicaid system of about $1.5 million in benefits over a nine-year period, federal prosecutors say.

The Russian diplomats and their spouses allegedly spent tens of thousands of dollars on luxury vacations as well as jewelry and clothing at Bloomingdale’s, Tiffany’s and other retailers. They also spent thousands of dollars online to buy merchandise including Apple products and concert tickets, prosecutors say.   Continue reading “Dozens of Russian Diplomats in NY Defrauded Medicaid System: Prosecutors”

AmmoLand

Covington VA –-(Ammoland.com)- FIRST – ARE YOU A MENTAL-HEALTH PROFESSIONAL?

If so, VCDL is putting together a special committee to monitor mental-health bills that will be coming up in the General Assembly in January.

We need mental-health professionals to read all of the mental-health bills that get introduced and to tell VCDL leadership if the bills would affect gun-rights and how. The VCDL Board of Directors will then determine VCDL’s position on such bills based on the committee’s input.   Continue reading “How The Antis Are Planning To Push Gun Control In Virginia”

The Smoking Gun

A New Yorker who was arrested near his Brooklyn home for possession of several Ecstasy pills was actually carrying breath mints, a discovery that forced prosecutors to drop a criminal charge against the man, who is now suing for false arrest.

Robert Hankins, 46, was arrested on April 2 at 2:30 PM by NYPD Officer Sean Nurse, according to a Criminal Court complaint. Nurse reported observing Hankins in possession of “a plastic bag containing a quantity of” Ecstasy.   Continue reading “NYPD Busts Man After Mistaking Mints For Ecstasy”

New York Daily News – by Rocco Parascandola , Erin Durkin AND Larry Mcshane

Former New York top cop William Bratton, bounced from One Police Plaza in 1996, is returning as the city’s new police commissioner.

Bratton, 66, was announced Thursday as the new commissioner at the Red Hook Justice Community Center by incoming Mayor Bill de Blasio.   Continue reading “William Bratton named NYPD commissioner by Mayor-elect Bill de Blasio”

A walk through the many fields of this life

Beauty easily seen, woven into such mystery

Flowers and butterflies

Men and women and children, ourselves,

A hummingbird sips from a backyard feeder on a cold, frosty morning.

The heart tugs at purpose and deepest meaning   Continue reading “Hidden Treasure – A Gift”

New York Times – by JAMES C. McKINLEY Jr.

An unarmed, emotionally disturbed man shot at by the police as he was lurching around traffic near Times Square in September has been charged with assault, on the theory that he was responsible for bullet wounds suffered by two bystanders, according to an indictment unsealed in State Supreme Court in Manhattan on Wednesday.

The man, Glenn Broadnax, 35, of Brooklyn, created a disturbance on Sept. 14, wading into traffic at 42nd Street and Eighth Avenue and throwing himself into the path of oncoming cars.   Continue reading “Unarmed Man Is Charged With Wounding Bystanders Shot by Police Near Times Square”

RT News

The American Studies Association (ASA) leadership is pushing a plan to boycott Israeli universities, saying that Palestinian students and scholars currently face severe obstructions to their right to education “due to the occupation.”

The resolution was passed unanimously by the association’s 20-member national council – composed of elected representatives from the general ASA membership.    Continue reading “American Studies Association backs academic boycott of Israel”