New York Times: WASHINGTON — The Obama administration is suspending and, in some cases, canceling hundreds of millions of dollars of aid to the Pakistani military, in a move to chasten Pakistan for expelling American military trainers and to press its army to fight militants more effectively. Coupled with a statement from the top American [...]
National Review Online: A new report from the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform details a disturbing “pattern of evidence” indicating that not only are the Obama administration’s energy policies responsible for higher oil and gas prices, but that the administration’s energy policy, in fact, is higher gas prices. The report’s findings are the [...]
by Toro520 In recent months, the Federal Bureau of Investigation has annexed a private aircraft hanger at the Tucson International Airport. Their presence is intended to assist the United States Border Patrol. However, they have no intention of halting drug smuggling, human trafficking, or general illegal immigration, per se. Rather, according to an anonymous officer [...]
Original video of Blooms statements: ec Beck on Bloom:
Yahoo News: The White House could resort to an little-known line in the US constitution to prevent a ruinous default if Democrats and Republicans do not agree to raise the debt ceiling by August 2, experts say. The 143-year-old clause, written to address still-potent divisions after the bloody Civil War, has been dredged up by [...]
Fox News: With more sailors staying in the military amid a slumping economic recovery, the U.S. Navy is taking the unprecedented step of firing low-ranking petty officers to help rein in spending. The Navy plans to let go of 3,000 young sailors after economic uncertainty put the service in the unusual position of having a [...]
The Sydney Morning Herald: Death for a price – would-be suicide bombers cost three times as much as they did two years ago. Militant groups in Afghanistan and Pakistan are trading the lives of would-be suicide bombers for up to $US90,000 ($83,800), three times what they were paying just two years ago. Afghan intelligence arrested [...]
It’s official: TNT is bringing back Dallas, and with original series stars Larry Hagman, Patrick Duffy and Linda Gray. The 1980s hit will get a modern makeover on the cable network, which just gave its new version of Dallas a 10-episode series order (full official description below). But you don’t have to wait until next [...]
Common American Journal: Since the Presidential campaign of 2008 conservatives have complained that the U.S. Constitution has been under assault by progressives who view the document as a roadblock to the implementation of their goals. Obama stated that the Constitution is flawed because it restricts government power to encroach on the individual rights of citizens, [...]
The Hill: Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said in Afghanistan Saturday that the U.S. is “within reach of strategically defeating” al Qaeda. In his first trip to the war zone as Defense secretary, Panetta voiced confidence in the military’s ability to track down terrorist leaders in Pakistan, Yemen and other key countries, according to the American [...]
Washington Examiner: A senior Revolutionary Guard commander threatened Saturday that U.S. aircraft carriers would be targeted if Iran came under attack amid a standoff with the West over Tehran’s nuclear program. Iran has often warned of major retaliation if they faced a military strike from Israel or the West, but the latest comments appear tailored [...]
DARIEN, N.Y. – A U.S. Army veteran who lost his legs while deployed in Iraq was thrown from a 200-foot-tall roller coaster at an upstate theme park on Friday and was killed. James Thomas Hackemer, 29, was ejected from the Ride of Steel roller coaster at the Darien Lake Theme Park Resort, located between Buffalo [...]
