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Police agencies that use military weapons at riots may be forced to repay federal grants
A representative of the DHS, one of three federal agencies responsible for allocating military equipment to local police forces, indicated during the first congressional hearing devoted to the last month’s civil unrest in Ferguson, Missouri that the department is considering demanding that grant money be repaid should weapons be used to tamp down protests. “We…
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[PHOTOS] Police arrest Ferguson protesters blocking major highway
At least a dozen people have been arrested during a protest along a major interchange on Interstate 70 in Ferguson, Missouri. Demonstrators tried to shut down the highway to demand a special prosecutor for the Michael Brown court case. The protest started at 3 p.m. Central time, with people gathering at the Hanley Road interchange.…
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Armed citizen militias build up along US-Mexico border
Armed militias continue to patrol the United States-Mexico border seeking to repel any migration north, but critics warn that these self-styled ‘freedom defenders’ lingering on private land represent a powder keg that could have “disastrous” consequences. READ: Militia Vows To Take On Immigration Problem By Blocking International Bridges In Texas Near Brownsville, Texas, a group of…
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UP IN SMOKE: Philadelphia set to decriminalize marijuana possession
The Mayor of Philadelphia has agreed to endorse legislation that decriminalizes the possession and public consumption of marijuana, making it one of the largest American cities to turn back punitive drug laws. The bill, which Mayor Michael Nutter said he will endorse, was proposed by the city council, and – with the latest amendments –…
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Ferguson public meeting erupts in anger and accusations
The Missouri town’s first public meeting since the shooting death of black teenager Michael Brown, 18, killed by a white police officer on August 9, turned chaotic with audience members shouting down Ferguson’s council members. Despite being held inside of a chapel, Mayor James Knowles had trouble from the start maintaining peace and order during…
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Disputes with Europe hampering US efforts to track Islamic extremists
The Wall Street Journal reports that U.S. officials are struggling to ascertain the movements of suspected extremists once they enter certain European countries. The gaps are occurring despite the fact that the U.S. and several European security services have developed close intelligence links, with intelligence from both sides of the Atlantic buttressing terror watch lists…
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‘Legalize heroin & cocaine’: World leaders call for end to War on Drugs
A panel of top global narcotics experts fronted by prominent public figures including Kofi Annan, Richard Branson and eight ex-national presidents, is strongly urging that drugs be a matter for health professionals, not the police, in a new report. “Overwhelming evidence points to not just the failure of the drug control regime to attain its…
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[VIDEO]Brown family attorney refusing to admit that Officer Darren Wilson suffered facial injuries
At a rally held by the National Action Network in front of the Ferguson, Missouri Police Department, reporters gathered to question Anthony Gray, the Brown family attorney, on the explosive case against the Ferguson PD. From the video (excerpted from The Gateway Pundit): National Action Network Spokesman: You cannot look the other way when the…
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MCCAIN: Obama didn’t want to ‘arm ISIS’
Along with this good friend Sen. Lindsey Graham(R-SC), Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) penned a New York Times op-ed this weekend calling on President Barack Obama to “confront ISIS now” and criticizing him for saying “We don’t have a strategy yet.” But asked by Fox News’ Greta Van Susteren what the U.S. should do about ISIS…
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Cheney to GOP: Obama Supported the Muslim Brotherhood and Therefore ISIS
In a closed-door meeting with the House Republicans, former Vice President Dick Cheneyplaced the blame for ISIS, Hamas, and the multiple Islamist groups proliferating in the Middle East, on the shoulders of Barack Obama. During the meeting, which was confirmed to the Daily Beast‘s Ben Jacobs by multiple congressmen, Cheney accused Obama of “facilitating the…
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House Votes to Officially Condemn Obama for Bowe Bergdahl Swap
The Republican-led House of Representatives has officially voted to condemn President Obama for the swap of U.S. Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl for five detainees in Guantanamo Bay. According to Politico, the House voted 249-163 in favor of this resolution, with 22 Democrats joining Republicans in voting yes. The text of the resolution reads that the…
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DOJ Plans To End Successful Border Control Program, “Operation Streamline”
According to the sheriff of Yuma County, Arizona, the Department of Justice is set to end a program called “Operation Streamline” which prosecutes first-time illegal border crossers, and U.S. Sens. Jeff Flake and John McCain are wondering why. Sheriff Leon Wilmot brought the DOJ’s plan to Flake’s attention in a letter last month. In it,…
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SHOCK: Reporters Find D.C. Nuke Plant Completely Unguarded, Breach And Contact Reactor
About 50 miles outside Washington D.C. is a nuclear power plant that sits on the western shore of the Chesapeake Bay. It’s the sort of place the government has warned is vulnerable to a terrorist attack. But an investigation conducted by The Daily Caller found that anybody can enter the property of the Calvert Cliffs…
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French Muslims back Middle East Christians against ISIS
The Muslim Council of France (CFCM) in a joint statement with a Christian group denounced the persecution of Middle East Christians by the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria and said mosques across France would pray for them this week. Although several French Muslim groups have already condemned the atrocities of the Islamic State (IS)…
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[VIDEO] Gangbangers beat white man to death for no reason. Al, Jesse, why so silent?
Three of the four Georgia teens charged with the brutal beating that left a 36-year-old Mableton man dead have been convicted of murder. The incident was initially reported as a hit-and-run death back in July when the incident occurred but police soon realized what had actually happened. Police arrested 19-year-old Jekari Oshay Strozier, 18-year-old Antonio Shantwan…
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ISIS-Linked Extremists Vow to Assassinate Twitter Employees
ISIS-Linked Extremists Vow to Assassinate Twitter Employees Adam Weinstein Demonstrating all the alacrity of a scorned online fedora-enthusiast and all the civility of—well, of a murderous jihadi—a social media account connected to allies of the Islamic State has issued calls to kill Twitter employees for trying to stamp out radicals’ accounts on the popular social…
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Muslim groups allege racial profiling as US banks close dozens of accounts
Dozens in the US have received notices that their bank accounts have been closed, without explanation. Some say the banks are trying to eliminate risk, but a Muslim civil rights group suspects racist policies and has complained to the Justice Department. The letters have been sent to business owners, nonprofits, and students across the country,…
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REPORT: Congress won’t address NSA reform until after mid-term elections, may delay until 2015
As the November midterm elections inch closer, the chances of Congress taking up a widely supported bill that would reform the National Security Agency’s mass surveillance program are gradually shrinking. In a new report by the National Journal, multiple unnamed sources said the reform bill – dubbed the USA Freedom Act – is not a…
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[VIDEO] More than 100 teens swarm Memphis plaza, ‘knocking out’ Kroger shoppers
Three people are now recovering after a mob of teenagers ran through a busy shopping plaza, seemingly picking out customers and Kroger employees at random to attack. A video of the incident has been shared with local news stations in the area and is quickly going viral. It shows a young adult lying still on…
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[VIDEO] Bronx man claiming police brutality, incident caught on video
A New York man says multiple police officers beat and pepper-sprayed him for no reason other than that he asked a question – and video footage seems to back him up. News of the beating comes as police unveil new training methods to limit undue force. The incident occurred about three weeks ago, on August…
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U.S. Army Report Urges Preparations For Troops to Occupy NYC, Other “Megacities”
A U.S. Army report warns that American troops need to be prepared to enter New York City and other global “megacities” in order to prevent civil unrest, political uprisings and protect key infrastructure and natural resources in the national interest. Read More: RedFlagNews The report, entitled Megacities and the United States Army (PDF), was released by the…
