Blog Heap of Links for the day 20 October 2016

The kind of surveillance straight shooter WBEN Buffalo radio talk show host Tom Bauerle was under right in his own backyard would, in the telling, make anyone even the CIA sound crazy. Even Sherlock Holmes couldn’t have solved the puzzle given the complexity of clues.

But to the surprise of his stalkers, Bauerle and his team ended up cracking the most incredible of mysteries that enemies seized upon to portray him as “crazy”.…

In March 2012, Lawrence Anthony, a conservationist and author known as "The Elephant Whisperer", passed away.

His family spoke of a solemn procession of elephants that defies human explanation.…

…On this day in 1818 the Convention of 1818 was signed between the United States and England, this settled the Canada-United States border generally along 49th parallel where it is at today.

As the “child” refugees begin pouring into Britain from Calais, questions are being raised in Parliament about how old the allegedly minor migrants actually are. Facial analysis of photos indicates that some of them are much older, possibly as old as 38.

In other news, the Malaysian Islamic Development Department, a government body, has ruled that food vendors must change the name “hot dog” before the product can receive a halal certification.…

Reuters: Mosul offensive going faster than planned, Iraqi PM says

The offensive to seize back Mosul from Islamic State is going faster than planned, Iraq's prime minister said on Thursday, as Iraqi and Kurdish forces launched a new military operation to clear villages on the city's outskirts.…

Al Jazeera: Iraqi forces advance towards Mosul amid ISIL resistance

Fighting enters third day as Iraqi forces backed by coalition air strikes push towards last major ISIL stronghold.…

The French national police force is opening an investigation into an unauthorized demonstration by hundreds of its police officers in Paris. The officers who marched down the Champs Elysées were protesting about being understaffed and under-equipped.

In other news, a Turkish gunman fired indiscriminately into a hair salon in the German town of Dueren, killing one person and seriously wounding several others.…

Wow, I haven't posted my links yet…

Chris Wallace Pulls a Lauer…
White House Targeting Violent Homegrown Ideologies. Hint: Radical Islam Is Not On the List…
Come What May November 8th, We Need a New Party…