From the Trenches World Report

Breitbart – by WYNTON HALL

An internal government email sent Monday instructed an official with a subdivision of the U.S. Department of Agriculture to make sure that sequester-related cuts inflict as much pain as possible to make sure “you are not contradicting what we said the impact would be.”

When Charles Brown of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service asked “if there was any latitude” in how officials might allocate sequester cuts to reduce negatively impacting fish inspections, Brown received the following reply: Continue reading “Internal Government Email: Make Sequester Cuts As Painful As Possible”

CBS New York

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – Former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger has been taken to New York-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center following a fall at his home.

Kissinger, 89, was admitted to the hospital for observation and is expected to be discharged later today, according to a statement from the hospital. Continue reading “Kissinger Admitted To Hospital Following Fall”

Washington Free Beacon – by Bill Gertz

Russian nuclear forces conducted a major exercise last month that tested the transport of both strategic and tactical nuclear weapons near Europe, according to United States officials.

The exercise raised concerns inside the Pentagon and with the U.S. European Command because it was the largest exercise of its kind in 20 years and involved heightened alert status of Russian nuclear forces. Continue reading “Russians Conduct Huge Nuke Drill”

Healthy Living – by Steven Reinberg

(HealthDay News) — A “nightmare” bacteria that is resistant to powerful antibiotics and kills half of those it infects has surfaced in nearly 200 U.S. hospitals and nursing homes, federal health officials reported Tuesday.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said 4 percent of U.S. hospitals and 18 percent of nursing homes had treated at least one patient with the bacteria, called Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE), within the first six months of 2012. Continue reading “‘Nightmare’ bacteria spreading in U.S. hospitals, nursing homes: CDC”

Before It’s News – by Mort Amsel

“In 2011, the Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency, Lt. General Ronald Burgess, testified before the Senate Armed Services Committee that North Korea has weaponized its nuclear device into warheads for ballistic missiles. In 2009, European intelligence agencies headquartered in Brussels and supporting NATO concluded that North Korea has armed with nuclear warheads its Nodong missiles capable of striking Japan. The CIA’s top East Asia analyst publicly stated that North Korea had successfully miniaturized nuclear warheads for missile delivery in a 2008 interview. Continue reading “Israeli Media: North Korea Has Super EMP Weapon That Can Knockout The Entire US”

The Survivalist Blog – by M.D. Creekmore

As Most of you know, I’m not a big fan of the bug out bag survival strategy. In a nutshell you’re voluntarily becoming, a refugee, but looking at the recent disasters in New Orléans and Haiti it is obvious that a bug out bag and strategy are not only needed but required for anyone who is prepared.

A few days ago we talked about bugging out with children and several months ago, I went into detail about my bug out bag contents and get out of dodge survival strategy. Continue reading “What You Should Know About Selecting Guns For Your Bug Out Bag”

Policy Mic – by Michael Luciano

Last month Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) threatened to block the nomination of John Brennan to director of the CIA unless President Obama answered the question of whether he believed he had the power to authorize targeted killings of U.S. citizens on American soil. On Monday, Paul got an answer from U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder.

In a letter addressed to the senator, Holder wrote, Continue reading “Eric Holder Tells Rand Paul That Obama Can Kill Americans On U.S. Soil”

Ninja Cops by Mfrancis

AUSTIN,, Texas — Officials said a police officer has shot and killed a 70-year-old U.S. Navy veteran on Friday after he allegedly refused to surrender his gun and then aimed his weapon at the officer.

Police Chief Art Acevedo said at a news conference that John Schaefer called 911 about 7:20 a.m. to report that he had shot and killed a pit bull that attacked him. Officers reportedly asked dispatchers to call Schaefer back and tell him to put his gun in the house before officers arrived.

Acevedo said Schaefer refused, and he refused again when officer Jonathan Whitted got to the residence and asked Schaefer to hand over the pistol he saw tucked in his waistband. Continue reading “Man shot and killed by police”

Huffington Post

NEW YORK — The FBI and the Federal Aviation Administration said Tuesday they are investigating a pilot’s report that he spotted a small unmanned aircraft near Kennedy Airport.

The Alitalia pilot told controllers that he saw the aircraft as he approached the runway at Kennedy at about 1:15 p.m. Monday. The pilot said the aircraft was 4 to 5 miles southeast of the airport and was flying at an altitude of about 1,500 feet. Continue reading “Drone Near NYC’s JFK Airport Spotted By Pilot; FBI And FAA Investigating”

Captain’s Journal – by Herschell Smith

Washington Times:

Spurred by the Newtown massacre, Maryland is poised to pass one of the strictest gun control laws in the country.

If Maryland does pass the legislation and Democratic Gov. Martin O’Malley does sign the bill, as is expected, one of the largest gun manufacturers in the country Beretta USA is considering a move elsewhere, taking with it approximately 400 jobs. Republican Gov. Rick Perry of Texas has already put out the welcome mat for any gun manufacturers looking to move. Continue reading “Maryland Set To Pass Sweeping Gun Control, Beretta Set To Move”

RT News

A United Nations investigator has demanded that the US publish classified documents regarding the CIA’s human rights violations under former President George W. Bush, with hopes that the documents will lead to the prosecution of public officials.

Documents about the CIA’s program of rendition and secret detention of suspected terrorists have remained classified, even though President Obama’s administration has publicly condemned the use of these “enhanced interrogation techniques”. The US has not prosecuted any of its agents for human rights violations.  Continue reading “UN Demands Prosecution of Bush-era CIA Crimes”

Before It’s News – by Mort Amsel

Sound of gunfire continued to ring around the security directorate area in central Port Said into the early hours of Sunday night as several media outlets reported that police and army soldiers have been exchanging fire at the end of a tense day in the Suez Canal city.