From the Trenches World Report

Washington Examiner – by CHARLIE SPIERING

Even though isolated barricades with “closed” signs remained on the National Mall on Tuesday, the setup for the immigration reform rally said otherwise.

A giant stage with lights and an “Immigration Reform Now” banner was set up in the center of the mall, along with three large portable screens.   Continue reading “Signs say National Mall closed, but immigration reform rally is a go”

Sun Sentinel – by Megan O’Matz and John Maines

War is a Crime – by David Swanson

You laugh, but that could be a side-effect.  Consider:

The Capitol Police just murdered an unarmed mother fleeing her car on foot, declared her child “unharmed,” and received the longest standing-ovation in Congress since Osama bin Laden’s Muslim sea burial.  Try holding your breath until Congress takes the standing ovation back, and you’ll wish your were in the “Holy Land” having your house sprayed with “Skunk” artificial sewage by the Israeli military or in Old Town Alexandria tasting the air of the authentic raw sewage across the river until it’s “treated” and spread on farms in the exurbs for the benefit of we the people.   Continue reading “Is The Federal Government A Drug-Induced Hallucination?”

New York Post – by Larry Celona, Jamie Schram and Kate Sheehy

An off-duty undercover cop who had claimed he took no active role as fellow bikers pulled a Manhattan dad from his SUV and beat him to a pulp was actually pounding the vehicle with his fists at the height of the bloody road-rage attack, sources told The Post.   Continue reading “Biker cop joined in SUV beatdown, hit vehicle”

Eagle Tribune – by John Macone

NEWBURYPORT — Pat Vaillancourt went on a trip last week that was intended to showcase some of America’s greatest treasures.

Instead, the Salisbury resident said she and others on her tour bus witnessed an ugly spectacle that made her embarrassed, angry and heartbroken for her country.   Continue reading “‘Gestapo’ tactics meet senior citizens at Yellowstone”

Before It’s News – by Mort Amsel

North Korea has placed its military on alert and warned of “disastrous consequences” in response to a United States-led military drill near the Korean peninsula.

A North Korean military spokesman told state media on Tuesday that all troops have been ordered to “keep themselves ready to promptly launch operations at any time.”

South Korean Defense Ministry spokesman Kim Min-Seok confirmed North Korea’s military has been placed on high alert.   Continue reading “N. Korea Puts Troops On High Alert Over US-Led Military Drill”

The Daily Caller – by Michael Bastasch

Ecuador’s President Rafael Correa said that American exceptionalism is reminiscent of Nazism “before and during World War II.”

“Does not this remind you of the Nazis’ rhetoric before and during World War II? They considered themselves the chosen race, the superior race, etc. Such words and ideas pose extreme danger,” Correa told RT Spanish.   Continue reading “Ecuador president compares US to Nazi Germany”

My Fox LA – by Tony McEwing

Malibu, with its glistening pristine coastline and its multi-million dollar mansions and movie stars, is capturing the spotlight for a much less glamorous and possibly life-threatening reason. One third of the teachers at Malibu High School claim recent construction and moldy classrooms are making them seriously sick. The health complaints range from cancers to skin diseases as well as other ailments and illnesses.   Continue reading “Cancer Cluster At Malibu High?”

MassPrivateI

Washington – Instead of sending suspected terrorists to Guantanamo Bay or secret CIA “black” sites for interrogation, the Obama administration is questioning terrorists for as long as it takes aboard U.S. naval vessels.

And it’s doing it in a way that preserves the government’s ability to ultimately prosecute the suspects in civilian courts.   Continue reading “Suspected terrorists are being detained indefinitely aboard U.S. ships”

Max Velocity Tactical

I feel it would be useful to post a comment about the purpose of the training videos that I have put up recently. I want to make it clear that I use them to illustrate specific points or training objectives, and not as the all encompassing answer to tactics. I’ve posted videos from the 1960’s, the OBUA (MOUT) training videos yesterday, and they are all full of useful nuggets but also lessons to be learned and sometimes ways not to do things and to learn from.   Continue reading “Training Videos: The Purpose Of Them”