Archive for March 6th, 2014

By William L. Gensert AmericanThinker.com March 6, 2014 Once Barack Obama warned Putin to stand down in the Crimea, its occupation by Russian troops was assured. As Syria showed the world recently, and the Ukraine shows today, Barack Obama needs to learn how to shut his mouth. Yet, who knew when he said, “there... »

Dave Hodges March 6, 2014 The Common Sense Show With the present Ukrainian crisis, the Russians are looking like a foe that could pose a real military threat to the United States. The forces of war are lining up in Ukraine. However, there is not much that is spontaneous about this event. Both sides... »

by Mike Masnick TechDirt.com Wed, Mar 5th 2014 While at times, it’s appeared that the Senate Intelligence Committee, led by Dianne Feinstein, serves more to prop up the intelligence community than to handle oversight, it has actually clashed quite a bit with the CIA. We’ve discussed a few times how the Committee has been... »

by Mike Masnick TechDirt.com Wed, Mar 5th 2014 Oh, Keith Alexander, how we’re going to miss your insane claims once you retire in a few weeks — though, I’m sure that as you drift off into “retirement” only to be hired by some government contractor or lobbying organization at an insultingly high salary, that... »

by John Little OmegaShock.com March 6, 2014 The US and the EU got the pot boiling with Ukraine. They organized and mobilized the protesters. They put up the barricades and lit them with burning tires. But, the pro-Russian government chose a softly-softly approach and sent in unarmed riot police. They upped the ante with... »

by Chris Eger Guns.com 3/06/14 Lawmakers in Maryland are attempting to close what has been referred to as a gun-law ‘loophole.’ At issue is the current ‘8th day release‘ in which potential gun owners in the state are allowed to proceed with a firearms transfer if the state police have taken more than seven... »

by Chris Eger Guns.com 3/05/14 President Obama released his 2015 federal budget request Tuesday that includes a $182 million in funding for new gun control measures. The $3.9 trillion FY2015 budget asks for increased funding for the ATF as well as the FBI’s NICS program, safety research, active shooter training and other expenditures that... »

Paul Lawrance Activist Post.com Thursday, March 6, 2014 The Crimean parliament voted unanimously to join the Russian federation on Thursday, setting a referendum on the decision for March 16. According to the vice premier of Crimea the referendum will decide whether or not to nationalize state property, adopt the Russian Ruble as Crimean currency... »

Paul Craig Roberts Prison Planet.com March 6, 2014 Gerald Celente calls the Western media “presstitutes,” an ingenuous term that I often use. Presstitutes sell themselves to Washington for access and government sources and to keep their jobs. Ever since the corrupt Clinton regime permitted the concentration of the US media, there has been no... »

GREG COROMBOS WND.com Mar. 5, 2014 President Obama’s budget is short on specifics, fudges America’s current economic state and is long on higher spending and higher taxes to pay for his political agenda, a taxpayer advocate warns. National Taxpayers Union Executive Vice President Pete Sepp said Republicans offered more fiscally responsible budget proposals than... »