From the Trenches World Report

Jerry Robinson’s Follow the Money

Recently, President Obama has been patting himself on the back for his diplomatic effort to obtain Congressional support for his latest bad idea. Namely, bombing another country in the Middle East. Apparently, the current bombing campaign in Afghanistan (yes, we are still dropping bombs into the deserts of Afghanistan) and the drone wars we are currently waging in Pakistan and Yemen are not enough for this President.    Continue reading “How Can the Bankrupt U.S. Government Finance Yet Another Military Adventure?”

This proposal to attack Syria is unthinkable, as none of those planning it thought it was possible that it could fail so miserably…but it has.  The propaganda campaign to sell another war failed completely as each false assertion was immediately picked apart on the internet and proven absolutely false upon its release.  In fact, the so called mainstream media had to switch their support to condemnation so fast they have been tripping over their own words.  Some even changed their position it seemed, in mid sentence.

Whatever became of that fraudulent opinion poll put out by ABC News and Washington Post?  What was that?  36% of American people support a strike on Syria?  I guess they missed that one by a little bit more than the 3% margin for error.  Just another blatant, bold face lie.   Continue reading “US Attack on Syria – “Unthinkable””

Huffington Post – by Hunter Stuart

If this isn’t the definition of the “1 Percent,” we don’t know what is.

A Manhattan financier recently purchased a strip of land 12 inches wide in New York’s affluent tony Hamptons region for$120,000, according to multiple sources. And he reportedly did it just to keep his neighbor from walking on his property to get to the beach.   Continue reading “Hamptons Foot-Wide Strip Of Land Sells For $120,000”

City Watch – by Lisa Cerda, August 23, 2013

CERDAFIED – Following the bread crumb trail of FEMA orders, retired State Senator Sheldon R. Songstad of South Dakota State issued an “Emergency Fema Region 3 Alert!!!,” on August 13^th.

Region three is comprised of; Washington DC, Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia.

Songstad’s research turned up some very interesting facts. Each item on its own could go unnoticed, but the collective facts may be worthy of your attention and scrutiny. The U.S. government appears to be preparing for a major event. It appears that this event is being staged for approximately Oct. 1^st. Let’s look at the numbers and dates.    Continue reading “Mysterious FEMA Region lll Alert Has Folks on Edge”

The New Yorker – by ANDY BOROWITZ

ST. PETERSBURG (The Borowitz Report)—Hopes for a positive G20 summit crumbled today as President Obama blurted to Russia’s Vladimir Putin at a joint press appearance, “Everyone here thinks you’re a jackass.”

The press corps appeared stunned by the uncharacteristic outburst from Mr. Obama, who then unleashed a ten-minute tirade at the stone-faced Russian President.   Continue reading “Satire: G20 Ends Abruptly As Obama Calls Putin A Jackass”

MLive – by Gary Ridley

VIENNA TWP, MI – A father walked into Edgerton Elementary in Vienna Township on Wednesday to pick up his daughter with a loaded gun strapped at his waist.

It was perfectly legal – albeit unnerving for school officials who asked Kenneth Herman, 31, to wait outside.

Herman said he has open-carried his firearm previously at the school without incident and will continue to do so.   Continue reading “Clio father legally takes loaded gun into elementary school”

The Prepared Ninja – by Tom

The .223 and 5.56×45 NATO cartridges are nearly identical rounds that have led shooters toward countless debates, confusion, and frustration. But understanding the differences between these two rounds isn’t all that difficult when you cut you through the misinformation. In fact, with just a little background information about each cartridge and an understanding of how you plan to use your firearm, you’ll find yourself better prepared to make a decision between the two calibers. You’ll also know the risks, if any, of shooting a 5.56 round in a .223 chamber.   Continue reading “.223 vs. 5.56 – What Is The Difference?”

United Liberty – by Jason Pye

In an interview with Time, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) said that she doesn’t know if a majority of House Democrats will support President Barack Obama’s rush to war with Syria.

“I don’t know. I think it would be important to get a majority in the Congress,” said Pelosi in response to a question about support in the Democratic caucus for military strikes against Syria. “But I don’t know if it’s important how you would break it down. These issues are not really partisan.”   Continue reading “Pelosi is unsure that House Democrats will back Syria intervention”

Washington Post – by Brian Fung

This week, we learned that the NSA had managed to circumvent much of the encryption that secures online financial transactions and other activities we take for granted on the Internet. How? By inserting backdoors into the very commercial software designed to keep sensitive medical records, bank files and other information private.   Continue reading “The feds pay for 60 percent of Tor’s development. Can users trust it?”

The DC Caller – by Reza Kahili

As Congress debates whether to support President Obama’s call for a limited strike against Syria for the alleged use of chemical weapons, Iran is vowing to back Bashar al-Assad’s regime to the hilt and threatening to unleash terrorism should the U.S. strike.

Qassem Soleimani, the head of Iran’s Quds Forces, Wednesday told the Assembly of Experts — the body that chooses the supreme leader — that “[w]e will support Syria to the end.”   Continue reading “Iran threatens brutal attacks on Americans, Obama family if US hits Syria”

McClatchy – by Katie Terhune, Idaho Statesman

Two-thirds of Americans cannot name a single Supreme Court justice, former Justice Sandra Day O’Connor told the crowd that packed into a Boise State ballroom to hear her Thursday.

About one-third can name the three branches of government. Fewer than one-fifth of high school seniors can explain how citizen participation benefits democracy.   Continue reading “Retired Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, in Boise, laments ‘alarming degree of public ignorance’”

Occupy Corporatism – by Susanne Posel

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has begun an initiative to discover the viability of sequencing American infant’s DNA through the “heel stick” blood drawn screening conducted on newborns in hospitals to determine the propensity toward life-threatening diseases.

This scheme will cost $25 million over 5 years to understand each individual genetic code in lieu of having DNA routinely mapped and stored in a medical record.   Continue reading “Gov Wants to Sequence DNA of All Infants Born in US”