Still finding a few items of interest

The George Zimmerman Trial So Far: A Fiasco For The Prosecution?

http://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2013/06/the-george-zimmerman-trial-so-far-a-fiasco-for-the-prosecution.php

Excerpt: If you are interested in the George Zimmerman trial, in which testimony is now under way, the place to go is Legal Insurrection, where Andrew Branca, a Massachusetts lawyer who authored The Law of Self Defense, is posting a thorough, witness-by-witness commentary on the evidence, with videos of the actual courtroom scene.

Montage Of Obama Opposing Gay Marriage, When He Was A Bigot

http://dailyrushbo.com/rush-montage-of-obama-opposing-gay-marriage-when-he-was-a-bigot/?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter

10 Reasons Food Stamps Need To Be Reformed. By Andrew Montgomery 

http://www.freedomworks.org/blog/andrewmontgomery39/top-10-reasons-food-stamps-need-to-be-reformed

Excerpt: Roughly 80 percent  of the nearly $1 trillion dollar Farm Bill currently under debate in Congress deals with food and nutrition assistance programs such as food stamps, the largest of which is the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). In recent years, food stamps have grown into a major financial obligation. Enrollment in SNAP has increased dramatically, rising from 26 million in 2007 (one in twelve Americans) to nearly 47 million 2012 (one in seven Americans). Costs have increased dramatically as well, rising from $35 billion in 2007 to $80 billion in 2012 , making it the second most expensive means-tested federal welfare program, behind only Medicaid. As such, it is vital to understand the serious flaws in current food stamp programs. 

Veteran congresswoman hammers IRS contractor’s questionable veterans disability claim
http://dailycaller.com/2013/06/26/veteran-congresswoman-hammers-irs-contractor-bad-faith-veterans-disability-claim/

Excerpt: At a House oversight hearing Wednesday on “questionable contracting practices at IRS,” Illinois Democratic Rep. Tammy Duckworth hammered an IRS contractor for claiming a suspect veterans disability to get a competitive advantage for his business. Duckworth, an Iraq War veteran and double amputee eviscerated Braulio Castillo, the CEO of Strong Castle, Inc., who used an injury he sustained at a military prep school to qualify for a veterans disability, 27 years after the fact.

The Secret War. By James Bamford

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article35267.htm

Excerpt: This is the undisputed domain of General Keith Alexander, a man few even in Washington would likely recognize. Never before has anyone in America’s intelligence sphere come close to his degree of power, the number of people under his command, the expanse of his rule, the length of his reign, or the depth of his secrecy. A four-star Army general, his authority extends across three domains: He is director of the world’s largest intelligence service, the National Security Agency; chief of the Central Security Service; and commander of the US Cyber Command. As such, he has his own secret military, presiding over the Navy’s 10th Fleet, the 24th Air Force, and the Second Army.

Hamas Leader Describes Meeting with U.S. Officials

http://www.investigativeproject.org/4053/hamas-leader-describes-meeting-with-us-officials

Excerpt: A Hamas leader claims the terrorist group has had "direct meetings" with U.S. officials close to the White House despite a longstanding American policy to have no contact with Hamas. The claim from Hamas leader Ghazi Hamad was reported in a Palestinian news outlet. Top American representatives were in meetings Hamas had with European ambassadors and officials about two weeks ago, he said.

“There Is No Right Way To Do A Wrong Thing”

http://tartanmarine.blogspot.com/2013/06/guest-post-there-is-no-right-way-to-do.html

How Will America Hold Together? By Victor Davis Hanson 

http://townhall.com/columnists/victordavishanson/2013/06/27/how-will-america-hold-together-n1628162?utm_source=thdaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=nl

Excerpt: As in Rome, there is a vast disconnect between elites and the people. Almost half of America receives some sort of public assistance, and another half pays no federal income tax. About one-seventh of Americans are on food stamps. Yet housing prices in elite enclaves -- Manhattan, Cambridge, Santa Monica, Palo Alto -- are soaring. The wealthy like to cocoon themselves in Roman-like villas, safe from the real-life ramifications of their own utopian ideology. (Frankly, I don’t think the country can hold together. For a free PDF of my 80-page book, “The Coming Collapse of the American Republic,” write tartanmarine(at)gmail.com

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United Kingdom wields the welfare axe just weeks before the next general election. By Robert Winnett

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/spending-review/10144841/Osborne-wields-welfare-axe.html

Excerpt: Foreigners claiming benefits will be forced to attend English classes or they will lose the right to state support. The unemployed will have to start looking for work, and wait at least a week, before being able to receive handouts. Mothers with young children will also have to begin preparing to return to work earlier under the plans, which will cut payouts by almost £2 billion by 2018. (About Bloody Time –Kate)

Trayvon’s Foul Mouth Friend’s Twitter Account Gets Scrubbed In Zimmerman Case
http://clashdaily.com/2013/06/trayvons-foul-mouth-friends-twitter-account-gets-scrubbed-in-zimmerman-case/

This bird rare enough for you, greenies? James Delingpole

http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/jamesdelingpole/100223770/this-bird-rare-enough-for-you-greenies/

Excerpt: When I researched this piece on the [Royal Society for the Protection of Birds's] shameless financial relationship with the wind industry I spoke to several bird watchers who were absolutely devastated by the damage they'd witnessed being wrought on often rare birds by wind turbines.

United Kingdom: Birdwatchers flocking to see rare bird saw it killed by wind turbine. Melanie Hall, and agencies

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/environment/10146081/Twitchers-flocking-to-see-rare-bird-saw-it-killed-by-wind-turbine.html

Excerpt: Scores of twitchers flocked to the Outer Hebrides to see a bird that has been recorded just eight times previously in the UK in nearly 170 years - only to see it slain by a wind turbine.