Blog Heap of Links for the day 14 May 2015

NATO foreign ministers ended their meetings in Antalya, Turkey with a sing-a-long. The NATO ministers hugged and sang, “We Are the World”…

…I will say it plainly: there is a design (conspiracy) within Washington, D.C., and its allies to reduce us under absolute despotism. …I submit the conspiracy of the British Crown has returned; and what used to be an indefatigable, recalcitrant, and vigilant independent republic (the United States) has become little more than a puppet of the old European monarchy. What the Crown could not accomplish through military force, it has accomplished through international banking.

The Federal Reserve wields absolute control over U.S. economic policy, and yet, no one really knows exactly who all of the members of the FRB even are. One thing is known, many (if not most) of them are NOT even U.S. citizens. Yes, ladies and gentlemen, foreign bankers have been controlling U.S. financial policy for the better part of a century.

In like fashion, the CFR virtually controls U.S. foreign policy. And the goal of the CFR is the reduction of national sovereignty and the rise of global government. …

Brandon Bostian, 32, was driving the New York-bound train when it came off the tracks in Philadelphia on Tuesday night, killing seven …Memphis, Tennessee-native has been an Amtrak engineer since 2009 …attorney said he had no memory of the deadly crash… about a dozen people are still unaccounted for… NTSB has confirmed the train was speeding before it came off tracks…

Pope Francis has warned “the powerful of the Earth” they will answer to God if they fail to protect the environment to ensure the world can feed its population.

“The planet has enough food for all, but it seems that there is a lack of willingness to share it with everyone,” Francis said…

Headline: Chicken Embryos With Dinosaur Snouts Created in Lab

Voting 242-184 and largely along party lines, the U.S. House approved the Pain Capable Unborn Child Protection Act on Wednesday…

…It was 18-year-old Anna Ursu’s turn to go first — she sprawled herself on top the train car and worked her perfectly pouty face, snapping selfies in all her best angles. In an attempt to get that extra special selfie, she stuck her leg up in the air which proved to be a fatal move. Ursu failed to realize that there was an electrical force field above the train, and her foot struck it, sending 27,000 volts zapping through her body.

The teen’s frazzled body burst into flames and her 17-teen-year-old friend standing nearby on the roof got caught in the crossfire, as the electrical charge was so powerful that it sent her flying off the trolley.…

…After a four-month trial… prosecution and defence closed their cases on Wednesday.
The US government argued that the 21-year-old deserves to die because of the “heinous, cruel and depraved” way he brought carnage to the marathon finish line in the name of jihad. … Tsarnaev’s defence team countered that he was a naive teenager who followed his domineering older brother into terrorism but is now “genuinely sorry” and has “great potential for redemption”. …All twelve members of the jury must agree unanimously to impose a death sentence, meaning that any one juror can vote to save his life.hellip;

The Republican Party of Palm Beach County in Florida has received a warning from the Joint Terrorism Task Force that one of its upcoming events is causing terrorist chatter on the Internet. The event in question is an appearance by Geert Wilders, who was invited to speak at the Lobsterfest fundraising dinner in August.

In other news, the Italian navy and financial police have rescued more than 1,300 migrants off the coast of Libya.

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President Obama is going ahead with a summit of Persian Gulf countries, despite a boycott by several heads of state, including the king of Saudi Arabia. The missing Arab leaders are reportedly unhappy with Mr. Obama’s policy of appeasement towards Iran.

In other news, the European Union is considering using ground troops in Libya, in addition to air and naval forces, to prevent migrants from setting off across the Mediterranean towards Italy.

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Return of the Vic (after a few days' hiatus) with news and burning opinion.

"…On this day in 1787 delegates convened a Constitutional Convention. The delegates had been sent to change the Articles of Confederation not write a new one. &helllip;"