From the Trenches World Report

Mail.com

ABOARD THE USS GEORGE H.W. BUSH (AP) — A drone the size of a fighter jet took off from the deck of an American aircraft carrier for the first time Tuesday in a test flight that could eventually open the way for the U.S. to launch unmanned aircraft from just about any place in the world.

The X-47B is the first drone designed to take off and land on a carrier, meaning the U.S. military would not need permission from other countries to use their bases. “As our access to overseas ports, forward operating locations and airspace is diminished around the world, the value of the aircraft carrier and the air wing becomes more and more important,” Rear Adm. Ted Branch, commander of Naval Air Forces Atlantic, said after the flight off the Virginia coast. “So today is history.   Continue reading “US launches drone from aircraft carrier”

The Blaze – by Becket Adams

Before we get into the meat of this story, let’s do a quick recap of the Obama administration’s most recent scandals:

• Testimony provided last week by the Benghazi whistleblowers has raised serious questions about the Obama administration’s actions before, during, and after the Sept. 11, 2012, terrorist attack on the U.S. Consulate in Libya   Continue reading “EPA Accused of Playing Favorites with Green, Conservative Groups: Another Scandal for the White House?”

The Blaze – by Buck Sexton

In just one week, President Barack Obama’s political machine has switched from endless campaign to survival mode. And for the first time in Obama’s presidency, the damage to his regime may be permanent.

Three revelations have come together like an avalanche. First, there was a Benghazi hearing that proved beyond any reasonable doubt that this administration is feckless, dishonest, and cravenly politicized. But in its aftermath on Friday, an executive branch information dump dropped another bombshell: the IRS does indeed target and intimidate conservative groups.  Continue reading “Obama Administration Under Siege From 3 Huge Scandals: Here’s Why It Could All Come Crashing Down”

Watchdog – by Malia Zimmerman | Hawaii Reporter

HONOLULU — Aloha, U.S. Secret Service? You’ve been served.

About those vacations to Hawaii, we want to know how much they’re costing taxpayers.   Continue reading “Group sues for Obama vacation records”

Long Island Press – by Jed Morey

U.S. Military ‘Power Grab’ Goes Into Effect

The manhunt for the Boston Marathon bombing suspects offered the nation a window into the stunning military-style capabilities of our local law enforcement agencies. For the past 30 years, police departments throughout the United States have benefitted from the government’s largesse in the form of military weaponry and training, incentives offered in the ongoing “War on Drugs.” For the average citizen watching events such as the intense pursuit of the Tsarnaev brothers on television, it would be difficult to discern between fully outfitted police SWAT teams and the military.   Continue reading “Pentagon Unilaterally Grants Itself Authority Over ‘Civil Disturbances’”

The Blaze – by Becket Adams

And just when you thought things couldn’t get any worse for the Obama administration, something new comes along.

From the Washington Post:   Continue reading “How High Up Does This Go? New Report Implicates Washington Officials in IRS Scandal”

Philly.com – by Sam Wood

The Organic Prepper

Cancer.

Just the mention of the word causes an immediate wave of fear through young and old, rich and poor, men and women.   The disease is no respecter of persons.

How far would you go to lower your risk of cancer?   Continue reading “Two Radical ‘Brave Choices’ to Prevent Cancer: Voluntary Mutilation or Clean Living”

Zero Hedge – by Tyler Durden

Following the just concluded recent visit by John Kerry to Russia, one may have been left with the impression that the tensions of the Cold War are dead and buried. Just the opposite it appears. In what may be a well-timed and orchestrated announcement, moments ago Russia announced that it had caught an American, Ryan Fogle, a third-secretary at the US Embassy in Moscow, “red-handed” as he tried to recruit a Russian intelligence officer to work for the CIA.   Continue reading “Russia Captures US Embassy Worker In Act Of CIA Recruitment; CIA’s “Dropbox” Gmail Address Revealed”

All Gov – by Matt Bewig

President Barack Obama is currently blocking the release—or allowing the CIA to block the release—of a comprehensive Senate report on the use of torture by the George W. Bush administration CIA that is said to conclude that torture was not an effective or reliable method of interrogation and that the agency repeatedly misled the White House, the Justice Department, and Congress about its interrogation efforts.   Continue reading “Why is Obama Hiding 6,000-Page Report on Bush-Era Torture and Why is Torture Still Allowed?”

Optimum

A dozen years after a customer revolt forced Monsanto to ditch its genetically engineered potato, an Idaho company aims to resurrect high-tech spuds.

This month, tuber processing giant J.R. Simplot Co. asked the U.S. government to approve five varieties of biotech potatoes. They’re engineered not to develop ugly black bruises – McDonald’s, which gets many of its fries from Simplot, rejects those. They’re also designed to have less of a natural but potentially cancer-causing neurotoxin, acrylamide.   Continue reading “Idaho spud giant bets on biotech potatoes”

Natural News – by Lance Devon

Individual liberty is being burned at the stake, as governments set fire to people natural rights. This time it has everything to do with homeschooling.

It all started in Germany. Uwe and Hannelore Romeike were raising their five children in the German state of Baden-Wurttemberg, when they decided to remove their children from the public education system.   Continue reading “Parents have no ‘right’ to homeschool their kids, says Justice Department”