The more things change, the more they stay the same. Just like with Iran Coup ’53, Big Business and Big Money are often the motivating factor for “Democracy”.-SF Google in 2012 sought to help insurgents overthrow Syrian President Bashar Assad, according to State Department emails receiving fresh scrutiny this week. Messages between former secretary…
Military Defense News: Russia’s Lethal New Kalina Class Submarine
Russia is set to start construction of its new Kalina-class diesel-electric submarine after the last two Lada-class vessels are completed. The Project 677 Lada-class—which Moscow is terminating after three units are completed—has proven to be a disappointment. “The two Lada-class Project 677 submarines will be delivered as scheduled — in 2018 and 2019,” a spokesman…
Another Reason to Be Armed: Sexual Assault Survivor Advocates for 2nd Amendment
Another Reason I am strong advocate for Campus Carry to be made Legal Nationwide. -SF When Kimberly Corban was a 20-year-old student at the University of Northern Colorado, a man broke into her Greeley, Colo., apartment and sexually assaulted her for nearly two hours. Now, nearly 10 years later, Corban not only works with other…
Espionage Files: Hillary Clinton Singled Out for Backing Honduran Coup in 2009
Something tells me the next few months during the Bread and Circus hysterics of Politics will be remembered as the “Time of the Closet Skeletons”. Remember folks: The only thing worse than a Politician is a child molester.-SF
Crusader Corner: Suicide Bombing in Turkey Kills Two American Citizens
BEIRUT — Authorities in Turkey on Sunday named a Turkish man with alleged ties to the Islamic State as responsible for the weekend suicide bombing in Istanbul that killed four foreign tourists and deepened fears of rising instability in the country. The attack on Saturday on Istiklal Street, a major thoroughfare that is one of…
Health Warnings: Tens of Thousands of Cans of Bumble Bee Tuna Recalled Due to Bacteria
As recently as last year, we reported on the Bumblebee Tuna factory worker who was killed when he became trapped and cooked to death along with 12,000 pounds of tuna. KTLA has reported that possible food-spoilage is thought to be the culprit behind this new massive scandal for the company: The San-Diego based company initiated…
More Troops Sent To Iraq After ISIS Rocket Kills Marine
My thoughts and Prayers go out to the family of Staff Sgt. Louis F.Cardin, USMC. May God grant you strength and peace in this difficult time. Semper Fi. The US Marine Corp lives forever, that means Ssgt. Cardin will live forever. -SF More U.S. military troops are going to Iraq in the aftermath of an Islamic…
U.S. Army Changing Dog Tags For First Time In 40 Years
For the first time in 40 years, the U.S. Army is making changes to a century-old piece of hardware, dog tags, the identification implements that hang around each soldier’s neck. For a low-tech thing like the aluminum dog tag, the reason for the change is decidedly high-tech, the threat of identity theft. On the new…
Military History: Leaflet Propaganda Campaign Proved Inept
The United States and its allies dropped some 2.5 billion propaganda leaflets during the Korean War. But after the 1953 armistice which halted the fighting, the Pentagon discovered that few enemy troops ever read the messages, let alone understood them. One reason was that pilots rarely dropped the leaflets in the right places. There were also too many types of…
Netflix Pix & War Movies Worth a Damn: The Best of Men
I came across this one on Netflix last night under “World War Two Movies” (Now how did they know I would like those?) Anyways, this is not your typical “War Movie” per se, more like a “What Happens After a War” kind of movie. It is about a German Doctor who comes to an English…