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on February 13, 2015 in World News

UN Finds Credible Ties Between ISIS And Israeli Defense Forces

UN Finds Credible Ties Between ISIS And Israeli Defense Forces “We’ve always been at war with Eastasia!” So goes the famous line from George Orwell’s novel 1984. And so, too, can our forces today claim over a number of groups we find in the Middle East. In many ways, the enemy of my enemy is my friend when dealing with the Middle East, and in the battle between ancient tribal groups, when you lack an enemy, sometimes you need to make one. In a new report from the UN, it is revealed that the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) were maintaining… View Article

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on February 13, 2015 in World News

RCMP unlawfully seized guns during Alberta floods

RCMP unlawfully seized guns during Alberta floods: Report Failed to comply with legal requirements concerning the seizure of firearms Conclusions by a police watchdog that Mounties broke the law in seizing several firearms in flood-ravaged High River, Atla., are pointless unless those responsible are charged, one impacted gun owner said Thursday. The RCMP Citizen Review Complaints Commission found the force was justified in seizing most of the 609 guns they grabbed from homes during the June, 2013, flood, but concluded officers went beyond the law in several cases. “While RCMP members, acting on their own initiative and with little guidance,… View Article

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on February 13, 2015 in World News

ANOTHER WHOPPER? ‘I Was At Brandenburg Gate Night Wall Came Down”

ANOTHER WHOPPER? ‘I Was At Brandenburg Gate Night Wall Came Down” Two days after NBC announced the six-month suspension of Brian Williams, questions have emerged over at least one other statement made by Williams when he was in the Southland. While speaking at a forum at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in 2008, an audience member asked Williams what his “wow” interview was or moment in his career. “What was my wow … I’ve been so fortunate,” he said. “I was at the Brandenburg Gate the night the wall came down.” What Williams was referring to was the demolition of… View Article

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on February 13, 2015 in World News

How Blatant Can the Propaganda Get?

How Blatant Can the Propaganda Get? Guess Who Peddled 7-Year Old Photos of a Different Country As If They Show a Current Russian Invasion of Ukraine? Senator Inhofe was duped into presenting photographs that were up to 7 years old – some of which were taken within the nations of Georgia, Ossetia and Russia – as showing a current Russian invasion into Ukraine. Who misled the good Senator? Take a wild guess: “The Ukrainian parliament members who gave us these photos in print form as if it came directly from a camera really did themselves a disservice. We felt confident… View Article

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on February 13, 2015 in World News

Protecting Ministers Who Refuse to Marry Same-Sex Couples

Oklahoma State House Approves Bill Protecting Ministers Who Refuse to Marry Same-Sex Couples The Oklahoma state House has approved a bill that protects ministers who refuse to marry same-sex couples. The bill now moves on to the state Senate. According to the Associated Press, if passed, the measure would grant immunity from civil liability to ministers who refuse to marry same-sex couples because such an act would violate their “conscience or religious beliefs.” As also reported at Truth Revolt, the bill, introduced by Rep. David Brumbaugh (R), was requested after Oklahoma’s ban on same-sex marriage was struck down by a… View Article

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on February 13, 2015 in World News

Nationalists call to boycott St Valentine’s Day, praise Russia’s own holiday

Nationalists call to boycott St Valentine’s Day, praise Russia’s own holiday The Liberal Democratic Party of Russia is asking businesses to stop using St. Valentine’s Day for marketing purposes, opting instead for the Orthodox holiday of St. Peter and Fevronia, which falls on July 8. MP Aleksey Didenko has addressed the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs with a letter asking them to abstain from referring to Valentine’s Day in their advertising campaigns as this leads to “excessive popularization” of the occasion that, in his opinion, is alien to the Russian people. Didenko noted in his message that celebrating Valentine’s… View Article

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on February 13, 2015 in World News

Obama amnesty creates loophole for illegal immigrants to vote in elections

Obama amnesty creates loophole for illegal immigrants to vote in elections Driver’s licenses, social security numbers facilitate improper registration, officials warn President Obama’s temporary deportation amnesty will make it easier for illegal immigrants to improperly register and vote in elections, state elections officials testified to Congress on Thursday, saying that the driver’s licenses and Social Security numbers they will be granted create a major voting loophole. While stressing that it remains illegal for noncitizens to vote, secretaries of state from Ohio and Kansas said they won’t have the tools to sniff out illegal immigrants who register anyway, ignoring stiff penalties… View Article

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on February 13, 2015 in World News

Sun News Network shuts down

Sun News Network shuts down The Sun News Network went off the air at 5 a.m. ET Friday after negotiations to sell the troubled television channel were unsuccessful. No on-air announcement was made as the screen went dark and was replaced moments later with the Sun TV logo. The closure of the conservative-angled news channel follows months of uncertainty surrounding its fate, after Postmedia Network Canada Corp. announced plans to purchase the Sun Media newspapers and websites from Quebecor for $316 million. The Sun News channel was not included in the deal, which sparked outsiders to suggest the network could… View Article

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