From the Trenches World Report

Huffington Post – by FREDERIC J. FROMMER

WASHINGTON — The federal government says it will declassify parts of a 2008 secret court order that required Yahoo to turn over customer data under the National Security Agency’s PRISM data-gathering program.

In a filing Thursday with the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, the Justice Department said that the declassification would make possible the publication of “much of the court’s opinion and order.” But the department said that some of the information in the opinion must remain classified and would be redacted.   Continue reading “Parts Of Secret Yahoo Court Order Will Be Declassified, Justice Department Says”

Citizens Voice – by Katie Sullivan

A Clarks Summit man sent an email to the White House threatening to kill President Obama a week before his visit to Scranton, the authorities said Thursday.

Nicholas Savino, 42, called Obama the “Anti-Christ” and said he would be “shot dead” if he did not stop “breaking the constitution,” federal prosecutors said in a news release announcing Savino’s indictment.  Continue reading “Feds: Clarks Summit man emailed Obama death threat”

This morning I lucked out and was able to buy two boxes of ammo.

I placed the boxes on the front seat and headed back home, but stopped at a gas station where a drop-dead gorgeous blonde in a short skirt was filling up her car at the next pump.   Continue reading “Ammo is getting scarce!”

Examiner – by Dave Workman

Washington, Oregon and Minnesota “could be the next battlegrounds” for the kind of gun control promoted by anti-gun billionaire Mayor Michael Bloomberg and his Mayors Against Illegal Guns, according to a report in yesterday’s Wall Street Journal following Tuesday’s recall of two anti-gun Democrat state senators in Colorado.

In the aftermath of that political wake-up call, the Los Angeles Times acknowledged in an analysis by reporter Mark Barabas that gun control proponents want to make firearms less available. It is a startling admission by a newspaper that has been consistently and decidedly anti-gun-rights, and it unintentionally confirms what gun rights advocates have been saying about the gun control movement for decades: They are not interested in controlling crime, they want to take guns out of circulation, and that includes guns owned by law-abiding citizens.   Continue reading “Bloomberg group could target Washington, Oregon next”

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Times of Israel

Negotiations between Russia and Syria on the supervision arrangement, which seem to have drastically reduced the likelihood of US-led military intervention in Syria, have been ongoing for two full weeks, and have also involved Iran, the Israeli Channel 2 report said.

Russian President Vladimir Putin, determined to ensure that his ally Assad not face a punitive US-led strike following Damascus’s alleged use of chemical weapons in an August 21 attack that the US says killed over 1,400 Syrians, essentially ordered Assad to submit to international oversight of his chemical weapons stocks, the report said.   Continue reading “‘Putin shipping Assad more weapons to crush rebels’”

Fox News – by Adam Housley

Highly sensitive U.S. military equipment stored in Libya was stolen over the summer by groups likely aligned and working with terrorist organizations, State Department sources told Fox News — in raids that contributed to the decision to pull Special Forces personnel from the country.

The stolen equipment had been used by U.S. Special Forces stationed in the country. Lost in the raids in late July and early August were dozens of M4 rifles, night-vision technology and lasers used as aiming devices that are mounted on guns and can only be seen with night-vision equipment.    Continue reading “Sources: US weapons stolen in Libya raids, fueling Special Forces pull-out”

CNN – by Michael Pearson and Ana Cabrera

An entire community cut off, firefighters huddled on the side of a mountain after water swept their truck away, and — with rescue helicopters grounded — no way to reach them.

This is the scene facing authorities Thursday in Boulder County, Colorado, in the wake of what Sheriff Joe Pelle called a “devastating storm” that dumped more than half a foot of rain on the region during a 19-hour period.   Continue reading “Colorado floods: 3 dead, 1 missing, rescue efforts continue amid rain”

Activist Post – by Eric Blair

Obama has the dealer in his pocket for the heads-up poker match with Assad. The dealer slips Obama an Ace from the bottom of the deck. While some witnessed the slight of hand, others said it was an authentic deal.

Obama’s sitting on Big Slick, holding a King of course and his secret Ace, while Assad is dealt a lousy 2-7 off suit, widely considered the worst starting hand in hold ’em.   Continue reading “The Rigged Poker Hand That Obama Lost”

RT News

After the UN accepted documents from Damascus concerning Syria joining the Chemical Weapons Convention, Syria has “legally” become a full member of the treaty, Syrian UN Ambassador Bashar Jaafari said.

“Legally speaking Syria has become, starting today, a full member of the convention,” Ambassador Bashar Jaafari told reporters in New York.    Continue reading “‘Legally speaking’ Syria is now a full member of the anti-chemical weapons treaty – UN envoy”

The Hill – by Ramsey Cox

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid on Thursday said “anarchists” have taken over Congress.

Reid (D-Nev.) said Tea Party Republicans are preventing progress on an energy efficiency bill by offering amendments on ObamaCare and other unrelated issues.   Continue reading “Reid: ‘Anarchists have taken over’ in Congress”

RT News

A controversial Florida pastor who has made headlines worldwide for repeated threats to publicly burn copies of the Koran has been arrested with thousands of kerosene-soaked copies of the Muslim holy book in his possession.

Terry Jones announced last month that he intended to set thousands of Korans ablaze in rural Florida to mark the 12th anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks. He said he would burn 2,998 copies of the holy book, one to commemorate every American killed in the tragic attack. Jones threatened a similar stunt in 2010 but called it off after US President Obama and other leaders warned of the potential implications throughout the Middle East.    Continue reading “Notorious Florida pastor arrested en route to Koran-burning”