From the Trenches World Report

Huffington Post

The United States Air Force Academy is defending its use of cadet “spies” after a local newspaper broke the story that one its informants was expelled for misconduct committed at the secret instruction of the academy.

The Colorado Springs Gazette first reported on the academy’s program Sunday in an article titled “Honor and Deception.” Operating out of a law enforcement branch of the Air Force called the Office of Special Investigations, or OSI, 24-year-old Eric Thomas said that as a cadet he was instructed to help gather information on sexual assaults, drug use and other aspects of misconduct committed by his fellow cadets.   Continue reading “Air Force Academy Defends Use Of OSI Student Spying Program To Catch Rule-Breaking Cadets”

SHTF Plan – by Mac Slavo

With the Holiday shopping season off to a slow start according to preliminary retail sales numbers and with the stock market sitting near all time highs, one can’t help but wonder what will happen when investors realize the economy isn’t really doing as well as we’ve been told by the experts.

The evidence suggests that we can expect devastating global economic changes in 2014 as a result of our national debt, further impoverishment of the working class, and massive new tax burdens resulting from President Obama’s health care legislation. The fundamentals, by most accounts, are indicative of an economy on the cusp of atotal detonation within the next year.   Continue reading “Stunning Chart: Today’s Stock Market is Eerily Reminiscent of 1929…”

RT News

Internet experts say huge chunks of sensitive web traffic have been routinely hijacked by hackers and diverted to foreign computers, compromising the data of victims in at least 150 cities worldwide.

Researchers at New Hampshire-based global internet intelligence company Renesys say that they’ve witnessed a complex type of Man-in-the-Middle attack occur on computer networks no fewer than 60 days this year already, the likes of which they say should never have happened.   Continue reading “Internet’s new biggest threat? How web traffic can be secretly redirected”

RT News

Now that the mystery surrounding the elusive Google barges in the San Francisco Bay reported last month has been brought to light, the Silicon Valley giant is announcing another new endeavor: robots.

Yes, robots. Speaking to the New York Times for an article published this week, Google exec and former Android CEO Andy Rubin revealed that the search engine company’s next big project is predictably another space-age effort that, if history is any precedent, is sure to transcend the realm of science fiction and soon be as commonplace as, say, the cell phone.   Continue reading “Literal Android: Google develops robots to replace people in manufacturing, retail”

RT News

San Francisco, California could soon be the first city in the United States to adopt a law prohibiting the release of commercially-bred butterflies, a common wedding ceremony practice that has peeved local environmentalists.

The seven members of the San Francisco Commission on the Environment voted unanimously on Tuesday to approve a resolution which urges the city’s Department of Environment to work alongside lawmakers and conservationists towards potential legislation.   Continue reading “New ban in nanny city San Francisco? Releasing butterflies could soon be illegal”

Mail.com

ADEN, Yemen (AP) — Militants stormed the Defense Ministry in the heart of Yemen’s capital Thursday, killing 52 people, including at least seven foreigners, in a suicide car bombing and assault by gunmen. The brazen, al-Qaida-style attack follows a rise in U.S. drone strikes in this key American ally in the Middle East.

The two-stage operation came as the defense minister was in Washington for talks. The U.S. military increased its regional alert status after the attack and is “fully prepared to support our Yemeni partners,” a senior U.S. defense official said.   Continue reading “Al-Qaida-style attack in Yemen’s capital kills 52”

Mail.com

BANGUI, Central African Republic (AP) — Wielding rifles and machetes, armed Christian fighters who support the Central African Republic’s exiled president assaulted the capital at dawn on Thursday, leaving nearly 100 people dead. Shrouded bodies were lined up in a mosque as dozens of wounded lay on blood-stained hospital floors.

The ambush on Muslim neighborhoods of Bangui came as the United Nations voted to send a contingent of French troops to try to stabilize the country, and French President Francois Hollande announced plans to double the force. The daylong gunbattle touched even the most protected parts of the capital, including the residence of the prime minister, underscoring the volatile mix of arms and ideology facing the arriving French force.   Continue reading “Clashes sweep Central Africa Republic capital”

Mail.com

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The New Mexico State Police officer who fired shots at a minivan full of children during a chaotic October traffic stop has been placed on administrative leave, an agency official said Thursday.

Officer Elias Montoya was placed on paid leave Wednesday pending a disciplinary investigation into the shooting outside the northern New Mexico tourist town of Taos, State Police Chief Pete Kassetas told The Associated Press.   Continue reading “AP Newsbreak: NM officer in van shooting on leave”

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
Canvasser
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”