From the Trenches World Report

ENE News

CBS San Francisco: […] Crews were working to clean up an oil spill caused by bullet holes at a PG&E transmission center just southeast of San Jose, a PG&E spokesman said. […] “We are currently on site assessing the magnitude of the vandalism and the impact,” he said. […]

ABC 7: Bullets damage PG&E substation in San Jose […] PG&E spokesman JD Guidi said shots were fired at the substation. “It does appear that there were gunshots to our facility,” he said. […]   Continue reading “Bullet holes riddle key California power substation causing heavy damage — 10,000 gallon oil spill — Statewide Emergency Alert to conserve energy — 911 calls not working nearby”

Zen Gardner – by Nofo Lalo

“We still don’t know who did this or why. People should not jump to conclusions before we have all the facts. But make no mistake. We will get to the bottom of this. We will find out who did this. We will find out why they did this. Any individual or responsible groups will feel the full weight of justice.” – Our African Dictator and Chief

I’ve been analyzing this scripted statement thoroughly; because, it will become the meme for all that follows.   Continue reading “Boston: The Die Is Cast, The Meme Is In Place”

CNS News – by Michael James

Only 4 percent of Americans think guns and gun control are an important problem facing the country, according to Gallup, and far more Americans are concerned about the economy, unemployment and the federal debt.

In its poll from Apr. 4-7,  Gallup surveyed 1,005 adults by telephone and asked, “What do you think is the most important problem facing the country today?”   Continue reading “Gallup: Only 4% of Americans Think Gun Control is an Important Problem”

The New American – by Joe Wolverton, II, J.D.

Attorney General Eric Holder (pictured) lies awake at night worrying about the threat to the homeland from home-grown terrorists.

“It’s a very serious threat. I think what it says is that the scope, our scope, has to be broadened. We can’t think that it’s just a bunch of people in caves in some part of the world,” Holder told ABC News on Wednesday. “We have to be concerned about the homeland to the same extent that we are worried about the threat coming from overseas.” Continue reading “AG Holder: Americans Not Worried Enough About Home-Grown Terrorists”

Bob Owens

Never let a tragedy go to waste.

Pump up the fear, the horror, the gore, the loss and the tragedy.

Keep it fresh. Keep it raw. Personalize it. Maximize the public trauma and human cost, exploit the victims and their families.   Continue reading “Liars on parade”

Information Clearinghouse – by Barry Lando

As I write this, we still don’t know who was responsible for the horrific bombing attack in Boston. Perhaps it will turn out to be the work of home grown rightwing nuts; perhaps it’s the act of foreign terrorists. But, whatever the source, what strikes me is the number of times the barbaric assault is being denounced as “cowardly”

As in Boston Police Commissioner Ed Davis’s warning that “This cowardly act will not be taken in stride.”   Continue reading “Boston, Cowardice & America the Blind”

Natural news – by JD Heyes

Everyone from President Obama and Vice President Biden on down who is currently pushing for new gun control legislation as a way to “reduce gun violence” and lower crime overall is lying if they tell you that most police officers agree with them that these new measures will work.

According to PoliceOne, a law enforcement-centric website that just completed a survey of more than 15,000 verified police officers, a stunning 85 percent said a new federal ban on military look-alike semi-automatic rifles would have no effect on crime, and might even put their lives in danger.   Continue reading “Eighty-five percent of cops say gun control will have no effect on crime in America”

The New American – by Thomas R. Eddlem

The motive behind the April 15 twin bombings at the Boston Marathon, which killed at least three and injured more than 175, remains shrouded in mystery as of Tuesday afternoon. Although law enforcement officials reportedly have a Saudi national in custody as a “person of interest,” it remains unclear whether the bombings are an act of terrorism or simply the actions of a lone insane bomber without political motivation. The bombings apparently included a pressure cooker in a backpack, with some type of ball bearing or other shrapnel in it.   Continue reading “Boston Marathon Bombings: Questions Remain Unanswered”

USA Today – by Ray Locker

Instructions to make bombs out of pressure cookers similar to those believed the source of two explosions in Boston on Monday were published two years ago in Inspire, an online magazine tied to al-Qaeda and the late U.S.-born cleric Anwar al-Awlaki, an analysis of the magazine shows.

The article, “How to Make a Bomb in the Kitchen of Your Mom,” by “the AQ Chef” instructed would-be bombers to glue shrapnel to the inside of a pressure cooker and then “fill in the cooker with the inflammable material.”   Continue reading “Pressure-cooker bomb instructions in al-Qaeda magazine”

The New American – by Alex Newman

In the wake of gold prices cratering in recent days, more than a few prominent experts have already started pinning the blame on Western central banks — especially the Federal Reserve and the European Central Bank (ECB). According to numerous analysts, the central bankers are desperate to salvage their fiat currencies and eliminate competition as “monetary authorities” continue to create ever-greater quantities of euros and dollars out of thin air.    Continue reading “After Gold Crash, Experts Point to Central Bank Manipulation”

Deseret News – by Jay Lindsay

BOSTON — The bombs that ripped through the crowd at the Boston Marathon, killing three people and wounding more than 170, were fashioned out of pressure cookers and packed with metal shards, nails and ball bearings to inflict maximum carnage, a person briefed on the investigation said Tuesday.

The details on the apparently crude but deadly explosives emerged as investigators appealed to the public for amateur video and photos that might yield clues to who carried out the attack. The chief FBI agent in Boston vowed “we will go to the ends of the Earth” to find those responsible.   Continue reading “Boston bombs said to be made from pressure cookers packed with shards of metal, nails and ball bearings”

Occupy Corporatism – by Susanne Posel

In 2009, President Obama signed executive order“Amending Executive Order 12425” which designated INTERPOL “as a public international organization entitled to enjoy certain privileges, expectations and immunities.”

Under Section 1 of the “International Organizations Immunities Act” (IOIA) the International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL) redefines “international organization” as a “public international organization in which the United States participates pursuant to any treaty or under the authority of any Act of Congress authorizing such participation or making an appropriation for such participation, and which shall have been designated by the President through appropriate Executive order as being entitled to enjoy the privileges, exemptions, and immunities.”   Continue reading “Has Obama Designated INTERPOL As His Private International Army?”