When most Americans think of large numbers of Cuban migrants leaving the island nation, they picture rafts and boats headed towards the Florida Keys. However, this new exodus finds hundreds of Cubans heading to Central America and joining those following the same migration routes heading towards the U.S.-Mexico border. According to the Miami Herald, border…
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Technology and Privacy: Signal, the Crypto App Comes to Android
SINCE IT FIRST appeared in Apple’s App Store last year, the free encrypted calling and texting app Signal has become the darling of the privacy community, recommended—and apparently used daily—by no less than Edward Snowden himself. Now its creator is bringing that same form of ultra-simple smartphone encryption to Android. On Monday the privacy-focused non-profit…
Black Hawk Tragedy: Orders Were Ignored and 11 Men Died
INSIDE ONE OF THE MOST DEVASTATING MILITARY TRAINING MISSIONS IN RECENT MEMORY By Kevin Lilley Seconds after his Black Hawk helicopter took off for a March 10 training mission — filled with seven Marine special operators and three fellow Louisiana Army National Guardsmen — the pilot remarked: “Gee, it’s dark as [expletive].” Less than five…
Cartel Corner #19: This Candy is only for Americans
Border Agency Employee Tells Texas Trick-or-Treaters Candy Is Only For Americans An employee of the US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agency had a message for trick-or-treaters in the tiny Texas border town of Presidio this Halloween. A sign taped on the gate of a home located within a US government-owned housing complex was written in…
Islam Invasion: Sharia-Compliant FBI Suspends Web Based Anti-Muslim Extremism Program
The FBI at least temporarily has suspended a web-based anti-(Muslim) extremism program, reportedly putting it on hold after it was criticized (by Muslims) for unfairly profiling Muslims as potential terrorists. (Muslims ARE the main terrorist threat in America) Designated Terrorist Group CAIR: “The FBI’s job is to protect children of all faiths and backgrounds,…
Misconceptions And Outright Lies About Veterans With PTSD
By David Allen If you are a Veteran of the US military, especially one that served in any combat zone from Vietnam to Iraq and Afghanistan, you have undoubtedly been faced with misconceptions that many civilians have about Veterans and military service. For the most part, these are innocent and come from nothing more than…
Al-Shabaab Attack on African Hotel was for Profit
It appears the attack yesterday on an African Hotel by the African ISIS affiliate Al-Shabaab terror group which killed 15 people and wounded scores more was a paid job. Somalia is a failed state beyond repair and rife with corruption and while Al-Shabaab is a legitimate terror group, they are also not above being opportunistic…
Cartel Corner #18: Mexican National Accused of Buying Ammo for Cartels, Armed Illegal Repeatedly Crossing Into Texas to Rob Females
Federal agents in El Paso have arrested a female Mexican national for allegedly buying over 11K rounds of ammunition for Mexican drug cartels. The arrest came on the heels of an investigation by DHS involving reports of groups of people buying massive amounts of ammunition at local sporting goods stores. According to Breitbart Texas: As…
A Few More Reasons Not to Trust the United Nations
The UN’s Weirdest Crimes: 380 Pounds of Weed, Child Porn, and a Chainsaw on a Plane? Staff at the United Nations downloaded and shared child porn, transported roughly 380 pounds of weed in an official vehicle, and repeatedly threatened each other with murder, according to an annual report on disciplinary matters and cases of criminal…
Cartel Corner #17: The Case of Pedro Huerta’s Tombstone
In Mexico City International Airport yesterday a drug sniffing dog is getting an extra bowl of kibble due to discovering 22 Kilos of Marijuana hidden inside, of all things, a tombstone. The unusual item came through customs in a large wooden crate. It was addressed to somewhere in the United States and had the sender…