RT News

A massive cloud of black dust that swept across the Detroit River into Windsor, Canada this week has been linked to piles of petroleum coke, a by-product of tar sands oil illegally stored in Detroit by Koch Carbon.

Though much has already been said of the tar sands oil industry, which is currently experiencing a boom and has spurred several high profile pipeline expansions across the US, the accumulation of the petroleum coke, commonly referred to as pet coke, along the Detroit riverfront went largely unnoticed until this week.    Continue reading “Toxic cloud of tar sands waste travels from Detroit to Canada”

Before It’s News – by N. Morgan

This is what we need more of! Law enforcement to shed light on this phony “drug war”.  Very commendable, retired police Capt. Peter Christ! He wants drugs legalized and gives a wonderful break down of why and how the drug war really doesn’t work.   Continue reading “Police Chief Shatters Myths About The Drug War”

A general view of the British embassy in Sanaa (Reuters / Ahmed Jadallah)RT News

The British, German and French embassies in Yemen will be closed over ‘increased security concerns’, the European countries have announced. They blamed an ‘increased threat’ from al-Qaeda.

France will close its embassy in Yemen for several days, while Germany and Britain will close theirs for two days on Sunday and Monday.    Continue reading “UK, Germany and France close embassies in Yemen over possible terror threat”

Mail.com

DALLAS (AP) — Hundreds of unarmed soldiers, some about to deploy to Afghanistan, were waiting inside a building for vaccines and routine checkups when a fellow soldier walked inside with two handguns and enough ammunition to commit one of the worst mass shootings in American history.

Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan climbed onto a desk and shouted “Allahu Akbar!” — an Arabic phrase meaning “God is great!” Then he fired, pausing only to reload. Hasan doesn’t deny that he carried out the November 2009 rampage at Fort Hood, Texas, that left 13 people dead and more than 30 others wounded. There are dozens of witnesses who saw it happen. Military law prohibits him from entering a guilty plea because authorities are seeking the death penalty. But if he is convicted and sentenced to death in a trial that starts Tuesday, there are likely years, if not decades, of appeals ahead.   Continue reading “Fort Hood and the rarity of military executions”

Remains of Sgt. Dominick Licari return to Albany airportMail.com

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Many saluted, some cried and a few held signs.

But for 70 miles, hundreds of people paid their respects to a World War II airman who died in combat in the South Pacific almost 70 years ago and was finally returned to his upstate home on Friday. Funeral director Vincent Iocovozzi, who escorted Sgt. Dominick Licari’s remains from the Albany airport to the small town of Frankfort, said there’s “only one word that describes this: unbelievable.”   Continue reading “NY WWII airman’s remains arrive home decades later”

Ventism – by Daniel McAdams

Fresh off of his flip-flop on aid to Egypt and his threats to vote for the left (neocon) interventionists in the Democratic Party should anyone remotely non-interventionist succeed in gaining the Republican nomination to be the next president, Senator John McCain is determined to light a new fire under the long dead ashes of the Cold War. However, he no doubt chokes on the smoke of irony as he fumbles with his matches.   Continue reading “McCain Declares War on Russia!”

Before It’s News – by Live Free or Die

This video, a compilation of several recent videos, was submitted to YouTube on July 29th 2013 by David Vose and outlines what appears to be the reason that Barack Obama has brought in thousands and thousands of foreign soldiers to America: The US Army WILL NOT fire upon American citizens.

Will Russian or other foreign soldiers do Barack Obama’s ‘dirty work’ for him? According to David, we have very little time left and watching present day events unfolding all around us, I agree, we’re going to lose our country if Americans do not awaken from the deep slumber they are in, and fast. To all the wonderful men and women who continue to uphold your Oaths to the United States Constitution, I thank you for putting the ‘Peace’ back in ‘Peace Officer’.   Continue reading “US Army Refuses To Fire On Americans – Is THIS Why The Russians Are Here?”

Before It’s News – by N. Morgan

The plot thickens. Could this be the False Flag every one is waiting for? Funny, how they managed to escape now. With all of these phony scandals taking place at the same time. The international police organization says prison breakouts have occurred in nine Interpol member countries in the past month alone and requests the agency’s 190 member countries’ assistance to figure out whether such events are linked, the group said in a statement on its website Saturday. Interpol’s alert comes a day after the State Department issued a global travel alert because of an al-Qaeda terrorist threat, saying the potential for terrorism is particularly strong in the Middle East and North Africa. That travel alert goes through Aug. 31.   Continue reading “Global Security Alert:: Interpol Issues Alert –Suspected al-Qaeda Terrorists Escaped From Prison”

American Thinker – by Rick Moran

The Supreme Court ordered the state of California to release 10,000 criminals from prison before the end of the year. The ruling comes after a lower court blocked the release.

Needless to say, law enforcement is nervous about the release.   Continue reading “SCOTUS okays release of 10,000 California prisoners by year end”

TownHall – by Guy Benson

Waving away the Benghazi massacre as a “phony scandal” was vulgar and low class to begin with.  Now, it’s totally inoperative as a talking point.  CNN sends Benghazi-gate into the stratosphere with a striking series of highly sensitive revelations.  Wow:   Continue reading “CIA Using “Unprecedented” Polygraphing, “Pure Intimidation” to Guard Benghazi Secrets”

Ben Swann, August 2, 2013

A bombshell from CNN [yesterday] regarding Benghazi.  According to the cable news network there is in fact a massive cover-up by the CIA to hide what “dozens” of CIA agents were doing on the ground in Benghazi on September 11, 2012.  It was the night of the 11th when Al Qaeda backed militants raided the U.S. compound in Benghazi, killing 4 Americans including Ambassador Chris Stevens.   Continue reading “CNN Reports CIA Cover Up on Benghazi”

Bloomberg – by Matthew Leising

U.S. investigators uncovered evidence that banks reaped millions of dollars in trading profits at the expense of companies and pension funds by manipulating a benchmark for interest-rate derivatives.

Recorded telephone calls and e-mails reviewed by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission show that traders at Wall Street banks instructed ICAP Plc brokers in Jersey City, New Jersey, to buy or sell as many interest-rate swaps as necessary to move the benchmark rate, known as ISDAfix, to a predetermined level, according to a person with knowledge of the matter.   Continue reading “Swaps Probe Finds Banks Rigged Rate at Expense of Retirees”

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An Illinois sheriff’s team is crisscrossing the Chicago suburbs in an effort to seize guns from thousands of people whose right to own a firearm has been revoked, the Chicago Sun-Times reports.

According to the paper, more than 3,000 people in Cook County have failed to surrender their revoked Firearm Owners Identification Card, or FOID, which is required to legally buy guns or ammunition.   Continue reading “Sheriff’s team working to seize guns from thousands in Illinois”

Pressure CookerThe Organic Prepper

As it turns out, there is more to the story about the anti-terrorism task force’s visit to the family who was suspiciously Googling backpacks and pressure cookers.

The Google searches were the basis for the visit, but the former employer of Michelle Catalano’s husband was the person who put the searches together and thought, “Wow, these people must be terrorists.”   Continue reading “Scare Tactics: Family Misled by Local Cops During Questioning About Google Searches”

Fox News

A top Republican lawmaker on Friday subpoenaed the Treasury Department for documents pertaining to the IRS targeting scandal, after accusing the head of the tax-collection agency of obstructing congressional investigations.

During a tense hearing on Capitol Hill held shortly before lawmakers headed out for summer recess, acting IRS chief Danny Werfel weathered tough questioning from Republicans including Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee.    Continue reading “Issa subpoenas Treasury for IRS documents, accuses agency of obstructing probe”

Breitbart – by John Nolte

After purchasing the Boston Globe in 1993 for a then-record $1.1 billion, the financially troubled New York Times just announced it sold the 141 year-old paper to Boston Red Sox owner John Henry for a mere $70 million. That’s a straight 93% loss. Figuring in two decades of inflation would only make it worse — as does the fact the Times retains the Globe’s pension liabilities, estimated at over $100 million.

The Times announced in February that it was putting the Globe up for sale. News reports claimed that bids had been as high as $100 million. What might have sweetened the lower offer for the Times is that Henry offered a straight cash deal, which is expected to close sometime in September or October.   Continue reading “New York Times Sells Boston Globe at 93% Loss”

Living Not Surviving – by Ahmed Serag

The United States Court of Appeals for the third circuit will be holding a full-hearing on an important case challenging gun laws in New Jersey; specifically the court will hear a case challenging the NJ gun law that requires Americans provide “justifiable-need” to government to own a handgun.

A three judge panel in the US Court of Appeals for the third circuit affirmed a prior court decision ruling by a 2-1 vote in favor of the NJ gun law requiring residents give justifiable-need to own a gun. The defendants have appealed and will proceed to a US Court of Appeals full-hearing, which could then head to the supreme court.   Continue reading “US Court of Appeals Affirms NJ Gun Law Requiring Gun Owners Provide Justifiable Need to Own a Gun, Full-hearing Next”

AlterNet – by Chris Fry, Courthouse News

ExxonMobil owes more than $104 million to New York City for poisoning the groundwater with the gasoline additive MTBE, the 2nd Circuit ruled.

New York City had sued the oil giant over its release of the additive into six wells in the Jamaica section of Queens from the mid-1980s through the mid-2000s. The wells had been designated for emergencies.   Continue reading “Exxon Receives Slap on the Wrist for Poisoning NYC Water for Decades”

FBI Director James ComeyWho What Why- by David J. Krajicek

In a scathing letter, Massachusetts Congressman William Keating has demanded “forthright information” about the Boston Marathon bombing from the newly confirmed director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

Keating, a Cape Cod Democrat, sent the three-page letter to James Comey on Wednesday afternoon, two days after he was confirmed by the Senate to replace Robert Mueller as head of the agency.   Continue reading “Boston Marathon Bombing: U.S. Rep. Keating Demands Answers from New FBI Director”